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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Actually, this is a part of the motion =
being put
before the Board at the convention concerning whether we should have =
another
classification of "Allied Tradesman" which would be someone who =
rebuilds
and/or refinishes pianos but does not tune. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Start thinking about =
it now.
It's going to come up. I'm neither for it or against it. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I believe that that's the reason this =
whole thread
got started anyway. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A
href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></FONT><=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=JIMRPT@aol.com =
href="mailto:JIMRPT@aol.com">JIMRPT@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> Tuesday, June 04, 2002 =
7:01
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Piano =
Refinishing</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>In a message dated 04/06/02 9:38:22 AM, <A
=
href="mailto:grandrestorations@yahoo.com">grandrestorations@yahoo.com</=
A>
writes:<BR><BR><< My point is that just because you're
not<BR>interested, or I'm not interested, doesn't mean<BR>that no one =
is
interested or that it's not<BR>important or significant.
>><BR><BR>Brian......<BR> Absolutely no offense =
taken.......but
read what I wrote :-) .....I didn't <BR>say I "wasn't =
interested"........ what
I 'was' speaking to was the <BR>speculation of 'why there are not more =
refinishing articles in the JOURNAL' <BR>........and I spoke to =
conserving,
but not restricting, the JOURNAL space for <BR>more direct technical =
thingees
that are piano specific......I even mentioned <BR>that some =
refinishing
articles would be welcomed by me................ Now <BR>just how much =
more
accomdating could I be?? ;-)<BR> Are we separated by a common =
language
this morning????<BR>Jim Bryant (FL)</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>