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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dear Brian,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Welcome to the LIST! Your comments =
questions ideas
are welcome here.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I am happy that you aspire to upgrade =
yourself to
the status of RPT,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>however, you will find that there are =
many on this
list who do not have those three little letters behind their names yet =
have a
vast knowledge of the art of work in the piano field.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Happy gleaning and =
learning.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>You can even learn from the IMHO petty =
bickering
that pops up now and again. Mother</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>Joe Goss<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></DI=
V>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=doepke@fwi.com href="mailto:doepke@fwi.com">Doepke =
Family</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 25, 2001 =
7:35
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Put a lid on it: =
was Re:
Chicago convention...</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN =
class=050132213-25072001>As a
new member of this list and a new member of the PTG, I am so =
grateful
for the chance to learn from folks all over the world who have vast =
experience
in an area where I want to learn. My purpose in becoming a =
member of
this group was to be able to tap into the knowledge of others who have =
"been
there before". I look forward to reading about technical items =
and
related topics that will help me become a more proficient and worthy
tuner/technician. It is the exchange of those terrific ideas =
that I look
forward to reading about, not this.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=050132213-25072001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=050132213-25072001>Thanks to everyone who has taken the time =
to respond
to my questions about "piano stuff". I look forward to learning =
more
from such an outstanding group of people. I aspire to be like =
you and
add RPT behind my name.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=050132213-25072001></SPAN></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=050132213-25072001>Brian Doepke</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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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>David
Love<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 25, 2001 2:45 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Put a lid on it: was Re: Chicago
convention...<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I was going to send this off list to those =
involved, but
it raises and issue that I think is worth at least a
comment. </FONT><FONT size=2>This type of dialogue =
doesn't
really belong here, serves no purpose, is a waste of time and is
counterproductive. The list is a valuable resource for
the exchange of information and I am inclined to push for a =
list
manager who will restrict access to those who can't function =
effectively as
there own editors. I am sure that there are other forums =
more
appropriate for the venting of anger and frustration, casting
aspersions, verbal taunting, and sucking on the sourest of =
grapes. For
those who have such needs, I wish you would use =
them.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Billbrpt@AOL.COM
href="mailto:Billbrpt@AOL.COM">Billbrpt@AOL.COM</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> July 24, 2001 11:56 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Chicago =
convention
naming (was timing)</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
7/25/01 1:39:25 AM Central Daylight Time, <A
href="mailto:sckline@home.com">sckline@home.com</A> <BR>(Susan =
Kline)
writes: <BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Hmmmm, better be careful calling it the "National", =
hmmmmmm.
<BR><BR>Well, I don't know why a good majority of the rest of =
the Guild
<BR>calls it the "National", but I, at least, call it the =
National
<BR>to differentiate it from the various Regionals. It's no use
<BR>calling the National the Annual, since all the Regionals are =
<BR>Annuals as well. As for the implied but missing =
"Convention",
<BR>what other National occurrence are members of the PTG likely =
<BR>to
be talking about, when asking each other if they are going =
<BR>to attend
something next year? <BR><BR>Also, of course, we could agree to =
call it
the National because <BR>of the large numbers of people from =
various
Nations attending it ... <BR></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><FONT lang=0 =
face=Arial
color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR><BR>I propose =
then, to bow
deeply to Susan's and apparently the majority of <BR>Member's =
habits and
logic, that the Bylaws be changed to call the Annual =
<BR>Convention,
"The National". Every reference thereafter, either in =
speech
or <BR>in writing to that convention must be changed to the words, =
"The
National". <BR><BR>I can see it now: Wally Brooks RPT, =
Director of
the 2005 PTG National in <BR>Atlantic City, NJ. No room for =
any
classes on "how to tune a piano out of <BR>tune" but 10 classes on =
player
pianos. <BR><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 =
size=2
FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, =
Wisconsin</FONT>
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