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<DIV><FONT size=2>The Nashville Convention was great! The =
convention
center was well-laid-out, and an inviting place to be (I liked how the =
stairway
projected into the space, so newcomers could see and be seen). It =
was
extremely well-organized: for the Associates Seminar, there were =
individual name
cards placed on each table for each participant. A huge amount of =
prep
work was done to disassemble action models in advance and otherwise =
prepare each
station. As a result, the learning part went very smoothly, with =
very
little waving of hands and administrative overhead. And this was =
just one
of many such classes with detailed preparation; the Repair Skills on =
Saturday
was more loosely organized, but each presenter was =
well-prepared.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>I got useful information out of every single =
class. And
it was great to be able to put faces with names at the pianotech list
meeting! I only wish I could have had a chance to see some of
Nashville!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>A big Well Done to PTG staff and =
instructors!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Bluefield, WV</FONT></DIV>
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