Joining PTG (to Patrick)

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

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In a message dated 8/23/01 4:10:40 PM Central Daylight Time, 
cedel@supernet.com (Clyde Hollinger) writes:


> Patrick,
> 
>         Several things.  First, it does not take much time to join PTG.  You
> need to get an application and submit it to your local chapter, and they 
> need to
> accept it, for which you will probably need to attend a chapter meeting.  
> If you
> are accepted, I highly recommend you attend the chapter meetings regularly.
>         Second, you do not need to pass exams to join PTG, but you must to
> become an RPT (Registered Piano Technician).  I urge you to make this your 
> goal,
> as it forces you to learn things you may otherwise never get around to
> practicing.  The PTG has assembled resources you can buy that are well 
> worth the
> price.
>         Third, if you are "terrible" at replacing/splicing strings, you may 
> be
> going at it wrongly, or you may just need more practice.  And some of them 
> are a
> bugger for nearly everyone, I suspect.  Can you get a junker piano 
> somewhere to
> practice on?  That's what I did.  You can practice all kinds of things to 
> your
> heart's content without being embarrassed if you botch things up.
> 
> Regards,
> Clyde Hollinger, RPT
> Lititz, PA, USA
> 
> Patrick Greene wrote:
> 
> > I have been busy trying to get my
> > BS in business and have not had the time to join PTG.  I fully intend to 
> do
> > it, but feel a little worried that I would have a hard time passing the
> > exam.  It is not the tuning part that I am worried about.  It is the 
> string
> > tying test.  I am terrible at replacing strings and/or tying them for that
> > matter, therefore I feel that I would not pass that part of the test.
> 
Nicely stated Clyde.  I didn't see the original post but I'd like to add 
something.  While splicing a string is part of the Technical Exam, you can 
still pass that test even if you refuse to or don't know how to splice a 
string.

Some people are taught that string splicing is a substandard way to make a 
repair and thus have never learned the technique.  If a technician is very 
well practiced in all other aspects, missing that one task won't cause that 
person to fail the exam.  In fact, the exam is designed to have enough 
difficulty to make perfection a nearly unattainable goal.

On the other hand, string splicing is not all that difficult once you 
understand and practice the technique.  Having someone who knows how to do it 
well show you step by step is the best way to learn.

Be challenged, not intimidated by the PTG Exams!

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin

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