<html> Dear Friends, Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer On my tuning rounds I travel ove= r a 7 or 8 county area in Southwest Missouri. I have a nice brand new Rand-McNally Road Atlas of the United States and Canada, but it does not have enough detail, and I was having difficulty finding a road map that showed all of the little county roads and lanes. I have recently discovered a new road atlas that has been helpful to me (i.e. keeping me from getting lost on such a regular basis). I purchased the <a href="http://www.delorme.com/">Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer</a> at Walmart for about $16.95. You can also see more abo= ut it on the web at <a href="http://www.delorme.com/">http://www.delorme.com</a>. DeLorme, P.O. Box 298, Yarmouth, Maine 04096, Phone (207) 846-7000. Each page contains a detailed map of one small area of the state, usually about 2 or 3 counties. The detail shows all of the small county highways and roads, including creeks, rivers and lakes. Piano & Keyboard Magazine An excellent periodical that I would highly recommend for you to read is Piano & Keyboard Magazine. If you have any clients who are piano teachers or professional musicians, you ought to become familiar with this magazine. The most recent issue (September/October 1998) contained letters to the editor about the new D.S. Standard piano keyboard which is 7/8 the size of a normal keyboard (Remember, you read about it here on the Pianotech list about 6 months ago!). There was a short article (page 12) about the new custom-designed cherry 9' Baldwin ConcertMaster grand that President and Mrs. Clinton recently were given. Page 70 has a one page article about the Baldwin ConcertMaster. (See http://www.concertmaster.com) On page 24-27, there is an article about the new Revenaugh Lower Lid which is supposed to help improve the tone of a concert grand piano. This lower lid is a mirror image of the upper lid, and is designed to help focus the sound from the underside of the soundboard out into the audience. (Remember folks, it was discussed on Pianotech here a few months ago). There are also articles and advertisements about concert pianists, piano competitions and festivals, teachers, conservatories of music, teaching methods, new piano designs and review of books relating to the piano. Page 55 has a 1/4 page add promoting Registered Piano Technicians of the PTG. Ads from Young Chang, Yamaha, Kawai, New England Classic Piano Restorations, Fandrich and Sons, Bluthner, Mason & Hamlin, and Boston round out the issue. A one year subscription (6 issues) to Piano & Keyboard is $23.95, and a 2 year subscription ( 12 issues) is $39.95. A special student rate of $14.95 per year is available wit= h for piano students. If you can't get a subscription for yourself, at least you can check it out from your local library or recommend it to teachers and students that you know. The address is: Piano & Keyboard Magazine P.O. Box 2626 San Anselmo, CA 94979-2626 (800) 233-3690 The Church Pianist I recently was shown a magazine that contains beautiful arrangements of hymns and religious songs for pianists to play at church during an offertory or other time of meditation during the worship service. I think the cost is about $30.00 for a 1 year subscription. The entire magazine is just music, I don't think there are any articles or advertisements. The Church Pianist Lorenz Publishing Co. 501 E. 3rd St. P.O. Box 802 Dayton, OH 45401-0802 I hope that you will find these resources valuable to you and your clients! I am sorry if you are getting this message twice.  Our Internet Service Provider evidently crashed over the last weekend. Sincerely, David A. Vanderhoofven, RPT Joplin, MO dkvander@clandjop.com <a= href="http://www.clandjop.com/%7Edkvander/">http://www.clandjop.com/~dkva= nder/</a> </html>