THE GUIDE & PTG

[romanop@attglobal.net]

Tom,
     Try "The Piano Technician's Guide". I am sitting here holding one and I
must thank Newton for writing it. I've been using it for years and it is the
most useful piece of reference material I have! I usually have to add an
additional 1/3 to estimated time required to do various jobs tho'! I don't
have the speed that some of the RPT's have.
     On the note of PTG membership- Join immediately if not sooner! Even if
you don't attend chapter meetings and conventions ( but I suggest you do )
you will learn more in a year of Guild membership than you will ever learn
from books and self-instruction. The Journal alone is worth the price of
membership. There are also some good insurance plans available to members.
You absolutely must attend a national convention to fully understand the
level of expertise in our trade and where you fit into the food chain. It
can be a pretty humbling experience! You will however, become a better
technician as a result.

Phil Romano
PTG Associate
Myrtle Beach, SC
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Robinson <tomnjan@bellsouth.net>
To: Newton Hunt <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:46 PM
Subject: THE GUIDE


>Hi Newton,
>
>I checked the PTG web site, but I could not find reference to your
>creation.  Perhaps it is in the "members only" section.  If so, I would
>like to know how I could get a copy otherwise.
>
>I am not a guild member............for a couple of reasons.  First, the
>requirement that you belong to a local chapter......   Apparently, the
>closest local chapter (75 miles)  has no interest in (a) answering email
>queries (b) gaining a "mere" associate member    Second.....my current
>client list is rather abbreviated, due in part to the sparsely populated
>area........and there seems to be a prevailing attitude here that pianos
>stay in tune for a decade or two.  I have just reached the "break even
>point" after about 2 years.  So far, almost every penny I have made in
>tunings has been invested in tools, books, parts, and charity work
>(local high school) and a few disadvantage piano students.
>
>If it were a mere question of sending money to PTG to join up...... I
>would.
>
>Tom Robinson
>East Tennessee.
>
>