<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Being a technician for only a few shorts years, I joined this forum = to read and learn from the vast and knowlegeable experts in the field that also = are here.  Thank you to all of you who have given your advice and = opinions on piano subject matter.  Although I rarely make a comment or ask a = question, I try to read anything that I find of importance to my profession.  = </DIV> <DIV>I do get tired of the OT subjects.  Yes, I know all about free = speech, open forums, etc., but geesh.....this IS a piano tech. forum!  For = a few months, I have belonged to the following piano forum:</DIV> <DIV>  <A href="http://www.pianoworld.com">http://www.pianoworld.com</A> </D= IV> <DIV>I'm sure most of you have visited the site.  Sometimes the = subject matter is remedial in comparison to some of the topics here, but the big = difference is that it at least sticks to the subject matter.  If = you haven't checked it out, please do.  Maybe some of you wonderful = advisors and mentors will join that site, and we can get on with the camaraderie = and professionalism that I truly enjoy.</DIV></BODY></HTML>