<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/4/2004 10:58:37 AM Pacific Standard Time, dbheidel= @comcast.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Being a technician for only a few shorts ye= ars, I joined this forum to read and learn from the vast and knowlegeable ex= perts in the field that also are here.  Thank you to all of you who hav= e given your advice and opinions on piano subject matter.  Although I r= arely make a comment or ask a question, I try to read anything that I find o= f importance to my profession.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do get tired of the OT subjects.  Ye= s, 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:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>  </FONT><A title=http://www.pianowo= rld.com/ href="http://www.pianoworld.com/"><FONT face=Arial size=2>htt= p://www.pianoworld.com</FONT></A><FONT face=Arial size=2> </FONT></= DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>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 subje= ct 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.</FONT></DIV></= BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>  <FONT size=4>   T</FONT> <DIV><FONT size=4>   How bout a name unknown poster?</FONT></DIV= ></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>   Thanks for the tip. I for one will check it= out!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=4>    Daleme?</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>