At 07:07 PM 6/29/2005, you Richard Gullion <pianoguy@rogers.com> : >If I remeber correctly...I had to be approved for membership at the local >level. In fact I thought they may even discussed me, before accepting my >application. I got the feeling they dont just take anybody. Would that not >have meaning? Or am I out of it.. You are not out of it - but your chapter is. This chapter "approval" is not sanctioned by PTG by-laws. Currently there are no stated criteria for PTG membership, and there are no objective criteria for such "approval" on the chapter level. Therefore your chapter is running a risk of getting itself and the PTG sued for engaging in such "approval" practices. This was the issue at the recent Council session, where a proposition to circumvent such patently illegal and unsanctioned chapter "approvals" was defeated in a very close vote. Regardless of all this, since this chapter "approval" is not conducted according to objective criteria, it cannot be taken as an indication of anything other than that these people who "approved" your membership like you - or at least don't dislike you... Chapters routinely accept for membership raw beginners and people who are simply looking for a place to learn the trade. So, my friend, if you want the PTG to present you to the public as a Piano Technician - show us your skills in an objective, legally sanctioned manner - pass the tests. Israel Stein
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