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<DIV><SPAN class=390055514-14042001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Andrew,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=390055514-14042001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Just
within the Cleveland Chapter you will find 26 Registered Piano =
Technicians and
15 Associates (as of last year's directory). Feel free to visit =
the Piano
Page at <A href="http://www.ptg.org">www.ptg.org</A>, follow the =
link to
"Find a Registered Technician", and search in the Cleveland, OH =
area. BTW,
that's Chapter 401 in case you need the information. There are =
plenty of
wonderful techs in in the area who can help out your situation. In =
many
cases pianists have it pretty well; other instrumentalists have to shell =
out for
their own instruments in addition to having a piano, keyboard and what =
have
you. I shudder to think how many pianos I had to tune and repair =
to
purchase the trombones and other low brass instruments that I had to =
have for my
undergraduate degree.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=390055514-14042001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Always
remember that what you spend is tax deductible as a business expense if =
you
report any income from playing or teaching. Anything you spend is =
an
investment in your asset and your future.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<P><FONT size=2>Allan<BR>Allan L. Gilreath, RPT<BR>Assistant Director =
-
TEAM2001<BR>July 11-15, 2001 - Reno, =
NV<BR>agilreath@mindspring.com<BR><A
target=_blank
href="http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm">http://www.ptg.org/conv.htm</A><BR>D=
irector:
Laura Olsen, RPT<BR>Assistant Directors: Allan Gilreath, RPT - Gary =
Neie, RPT -
Dale Probst, RPT</FONT> </P>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT =
face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>On Behalf Of
</B>AAKStar@AOL.COM<BR><B>Sent:</B> Friday, April 13, 2001 11:35
PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: ok, I give
up<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT =
size=2>Mailing List,
<BR><BR>I live in the Cleveland, Ohio area. My bet is that there is no =
one
here to <BR>help me. <BR><BR>I can play pieces of the highest caliber =
for you
to show you that I'm <BR>serious. (Beethoven op. 110, Ginastera, =
Chopin
concerto no. 1) <BR><BR>Andrew</FONT> =
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