I must say, you have taken me to task on this. I, for one, am not happy with the educational materials I see out there, ranging from outdated correspondance courses, to books on piano technology, some of which contain too many errors for me to recommend them. There are exceptions, of course, but not many. The PACE course does fill a void. Right now,there is an emphasis on getting the associate to advance by emphasizing PACE, etc., and in doing so, may be starting the PTG training school for piano technicians. Which wouldn't be so bad, if there was more of a difference between Associate and RPT. In the eyes of our customers, there is no difference. There are problems in our area where many customers know about the guild, but do not know the difference between the two categories. And that wouldn't be so bad, except for the fact that MOST of the associates are NOT interested in upgrading, let alone advancing their skills, so they are saying they are members of the guild, and thereby giving the impression that they are no different than RPTs. But they will stay Associates. They don't come to meetings, they pay their dues, and they are not advancing. They can essentially advertise the same way as RPTs, and they are not. That's the reality of it. So we are not so happy with the direction PTG is going. Vince
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