<!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 6.00.2900.2668" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#d8d0c8> <DIV><FONT size=2>One of the things I love about this craft is the = willingness of experienced people to mentor newcomers like me.  The PTG is all = about developing your skills.  Find your local chapter and talk to them:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://ptg.org/aboutUs-chaptersAndRegions.php">http://ptg.org/abo= utUs-chaptersAndRegions.php</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>It's a great plan to hire a tech to regulate your = piano and watch him or her (you might mention this when you make your phone = call).  Save the broken string: it may be able to be tied (another good skill to = learn).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Make friends with your local piano retailers.  = Tuning for them is a great place to start.  You have pianos in good condition = that need to be tuned often since they're new.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>More info here:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><A href="http://ptg.org/becomingATech.php">http://ptg.org/becomingATech.ph= p</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>What software do you have for the Palm = Pilot?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>--Cy Shuster--</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Boston, MA</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>