Lloyd Schultz posted: >>...wondering what is the typical "track" that people take toward being independent in this profession, toward becoming an RPT and so on?...<< As for me it began with the death of my Dad. I inherited a university with an inventory of 80 pianos for my first account. He had shared with me the principles of tuning. Later I read all the published materials while learning by trial and error. Next came chapter meetings, seminars, and conventions by associating with PTG members and applying that information to my territory. Eventually came the examinations to qualify for the Registered Piano Technician (RPT) title. Some folks seem to believe the title, RPT, may not mean much, but to my customers, it means everything for them to know I submit to a body of professional peers, and that is what makes it completely worthwhile. Without a doubt the entrance of the Piano Technicians Guild into my life was the definitive difference between mediocre piano service and professional piano service. "And the beats go on." Keith A. McGavern, RPT Oklahoma Chapter 731 Oklahoma Baptist University Shawnee, Oklahoma
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