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<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> July 25, 2002 9:39 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Is there any =
interest? was
Re: no comp. </DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
7/25/02 5:59:17 PM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:pianobuilders@olynet.com">pianobuilders@olynet.com</A> =
writes:
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<DIV>Del, I appreciate your wisdom and insight into these problems. =
Perhaps
you are right, and soon the PTG will cease to exist. But I don't think =
so. I
think we are doing the right thing. I don't think we are going to make =
everyone happy all the time. In any organization, there are going to =
be
members that are not happy with the way things are going. Some drop =
out, some
quit participating, and some try to do something about it. The rest =
just sort
of go along with what ever the majority wants. Strong leadership will =
make
changes. But the changes will only be successful if the membership =
want that
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>And God help us =
if we should
decide to exhibit or support strong leadership, right? </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 =
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>Anyway, I've =
not said PTG
would fade into extinction--it is and will continue to lose a certain =
vitality,
however. Just as the piano industry itself is doing. We all can hide =
behind a
growing layer of glitz, but the trend will continue. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>No, there is no =
way to
convince anyone who does not find the exploitation of others to be =
morally
repugnant enough to stop the practice. It is too comfortable and cheap. =
Better
than I have tried and failed. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>I will leave =
you (and this
discussion) with this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 size=3>"You shall not =
muzzle an ox
while it treads out the grain...." Good advice several thousand years =
ago and
still good advice today.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 =
size=3>Regards,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Lucida Sans" color=#000080 =
size=3>Del</FONT></DIV>
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