Doesn't it say somewhere in the Bible, that if two or more technicians are gathered in one place..... most likely they will argue about pianos? -----Original Message----- From: Wimblees@aol.com <Wimblees@aol.com> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 12:56 PM Subject: Re: A 3rd ORGANAZATION >In a message dated 98-02-16 00:20:56 EST, you write: > >>To a post last week >> There seems to be another association of >>technicians. >>The American Piano Craftsmen Association, (much to my absolute surprise) is >>located in Pittsburgh. Their yellow page ad reads: finest service standards- >>registered members technologically advanced workmanship. Get the Guild >>lawyers >>on this one, as I may see some Federal Copyright voilations on this one. This >>is only for the record as I am aware of this persons practices and do NOT >>endorse and will NOT endorse this organization. I know of no other members >>except one, but their may be more. There may be some other renegade >>organization in the US. >>If you know of any, please post. MAYBE you can even comment on them. > > > >Any small group of technicians, or even an individual tuner, can make up an >organization, and say they are members of that organization. When I first >became a tuner in St. Louis, I talked to a guy who said he and his brother, >who lived in Washington DC, belonged to a piano technicians group, (I don't >remembers what they called it), and he and his brother were the President and >Vice President. > >As they say, the proof is in the pudding. What credentials, other than what >they say in the YP, does the organization have? If they do bad work, sooner or >later the public learn the truth, and the guy will be out of business. > > >Willem Blees > >
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