<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:Wimblees@AOL.COM" = title=Wimblees@AOL.COM>Wimblees@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 10, 2002 = 11:35 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: theRe: need more = info in the journal</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 6/9/02 8:44:10 AM Central Daylight Time, <A href="mailto:dnereson@dimensional.com">dnereson@dimensional.com</A> = writes: <BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE"> <DIV>Promotion of the next year's National Convention starts as soon = as this <BR>year's has ended and can take up as much as 4 1/2 pages of the = Journal. <BR>Coverage of piano industry news takes up slightly more space. <BR>   <BR>David <BR><BR>Maybe you don't = like the convention coverage, or the industry news, but I think that is = information that is vital to our industry. <BR><BR>The Annual Convention and = Institute is the premier event of the year for the industry, not just the PTG. = I don't understand why less than 1/5 of our members attend the convention. = If you want more technical information in the Journal, and if that is what = you think other technicians want, then why aren't they showing up in = droves to the convention. Much more knowledge can be gained in watching a demonstration, and hearing about it in person, than reading it in a magazine. The promotion in the Journal is PTG's way of advertising = the convention, without it costing us anything. Perhaps if 2000 = technicians attended the convention each year, the PTG wouldn't have to promote = it. But as it is, somehow the message has not gotten around to everyone, = that the convention is the most valuable tool you can have. <BR><BR>As far as = industry news is concerned, again, I think this is extremely = important for our business. Where else are you going to hear about it? Technicians = should be aware of what is happening with the manufacturers. I don't know = about you, but I know my customer have always been very appreciative, if = not impressed, with my knowledge of what has happened with the maker of = their instrument. Keeping up with this information can be very beneficial = for your work. (But I guess since all you care about is knowing how to turn = that screw, you're probably not interested in the "business" side of the industry.) <BR><BR>Wim </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    No, no . . . it's just the AMOUNT of pages = devoted to that stuff, and sometimes only a bare 27% technical = information.  It's the Piano TECHNICIANS Journal, not the Piano Salesman's Journal = or the Piano Factory Owner's Journal or the Guide to Business = Practices for the Self-Employed.   --David Nereson, RPT, Denver</DIV></FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>