Joining PTG (to Patrick)

[Farrell]

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I think Jon Page covered this pretty well, but additionally, the =
drawings that I carry in my stringing tool box on service calls are the =
ones appearing on page 106 in Reblitz, 2nd edition. The first one I ever =
did worked great - tried it in a client's home! Of the couple dozen or =
so I have now done, only one failed, and that went right away, so I =
could redo it right then and there. I did one the other day in the plain =
wire section just like the one on page 111 of the same book - right up =
within the tuning pins. Boy was I proud of myself! Just give it a whirl. =
I had always wondered what those round needle-nose plyers were for. I =
had them for about two years before I ever tried to tie a knot. I =
figured I could not do it either - but I was wrong! Good luck.

Terry Farrell =20
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Billbrpt@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2001 5:22 PM
  Subject: Re: Joining PTG (to Patrick)


  In a message dated 8/23/01 4:10:40 PM Central Daylight Time,=20
  cedel@supernet.com (Clyde Hollinger) writes:=20



    Patrick,=20

           Several things.  First, it does not take much time to join =
PTG.  You=20
    need to get an application and submit it to your local chapter, and =
they=20
    need to=20
    accept it, for which you will probably need to attend a chapter =
meeting.  =20
    If you=20
    are accepted, I highly recommend you attend the chapter meetings =
regularly.=20
           Second, you do not need to pass exams to join PTG, but you =
must to=20
    become an RPT (Registered Piano Technician).  I urge you to make =
this your=20
    goal,=20
    as it forces you to learn things you may otherwise never get around =
to=20
    practicing.  The PTG has assembled resources you can buy that are =
well=20
    worth the=20
    price.=20
           Third, if you are "terrible" at replacing/splicing strings, =
you may=20
    be=20
    going at it wrongly, or you may just need more practice.  And some =
of them=20
    are a=20
    bugger for nearly everyone, I suspect.  Can you get a junker piano=20
    somewhere to=20
    practice on?  That's what I did.  You can practice all kinds of =
things to=20
    your=20
    heart's content without being embarrassed if you botch things up.=20

    Regards,=20
    Clyde Hollinger, RPT=20
    Lititz, PA, USA=20

    Patrick Greene wrote:=20

    > I have been busy trying to get my=20
    > BS in business and have not had the time to join PTG.  I fully =
intend to=20
    do=20
    > it, but feel a little worried that I would have a hard time =
passing the=20
    > exam.  It is not the tuning part that I am worried about.  It is =
the=20
    string=20
    > tying test.  I am terrible at replacing strings and/or tying them =
for that=20
    > matter, therefore I feel that I would not pass that part of the =
test.=20


  Nicely stated Clyde.  I didn't see the original post but I'd like to =
add=20
  something.  While splicing a string is part of the Technical Exam, you =
can=20
  still pass that test even if you refuse to or don't know how to splice =
a=20
  string.=20

  Some people are taught that string splicing is a substandard way to =
make a=20
  repair and thus have never learned the technique.  If a technician is =
very=20
  well practiced in all other aspects, missing that one task won't cause =
that=20
  person to fail the exam.  In fact, the exam is designed to have enough =

  difficulty to make perfection a nearly unattainable goal.=20

  On the other hand, string splicing is not all that difficult once you=20
  understand and practice the technique.  Having someone who knows how =
to do it=20
  well show you step by step is the best way to learn.=20

  Be challenged, not intimidated by the PTG Exams!=20

  Bill Bremmer RPT=20
  Madison, Wisconsin=20

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