Piano Tuners' Association

[Michael Gamble]

I agree, Don. I knew they existed many years ago when they tried to get me
to join them. Even then I could think up no reason to do so - they were (and
presumably still are) so "cliquey". Chipping up a piano doesn't worry me one
iota - I did it to my S&S 'A' when I re-strung it just last month. About
fifteen years ago I voluntarily took up a place on a "hammer hanging course"
at Heckschers in London - one of a series of courses they (Heckschers) were
promoting and was the only independent tech there. The series,
unfortunately, died the death. The PTA made much of this course in their
newsletter, though they had, so far as I know, no hand in its preparation.
It was my presence that caused them to send me this news-letter and invite
me to join the PTA. I have no regrets....
Regards from a dark Downland Village
Michael G.(UK)

-----Original Message-----
From: Don [mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com] 
Sent: 07 October 2005 17:00
To: Michael Gamble
Subject: RE: Piano Tuners' Association

Hi Michael,

I agree with you--however they can be as "exclusive"
as they wish. If you are a member--take it up with
them. If not--what the heck--let them sink (or swim).

I understand that part of the "test" there is doing a
"chip tuning" which 99% of all tuners in North America
would never do i.e. there would be darn few members!

--- Michael Gamble <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
wrote:

> Don - That sounds like the "Tech Exclusion Zone"!
> To what pupose? And who benefits?
> Regards from Sunny Sussex
> Michael G.(UK)
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don [mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com] 
> Sent: 07 October 2005 06:32
> To: Pianotech
> Subject: RE: Piano Tuners' Association
> 
> Hi Michael,
> 
> I suppose you have heard of PTG-L as well--but you
> can't join it--unless
> you are a member of PTG. It was clear from the
> comments about the UK
> listserv that it is "members only".
> 
> At 07:56 AM 10/7/2005 +0100, you wrote:
> >        I agree Avery. There's just this
> statement out of the blue.
> >The Piano Tuner's Association (of Great
> Britain?) claim to have an
> >equivalent of the List. I have never come across it
> or even been guided
> >gently towards it as I was towards the List. I did
> not know it existed. Now
> >we hear it is extant.. But that's all. 
> Regards  Michael G.(UK)
> >            From: Avery Todd
> [mailto:avery1@houston.rr.com] 
> > Sent: 06 October 2005 22:24
> > To: Pianotech
> > Subject: Re: Piano Tuners' Association      
> ?????? 
> > 
> > Avery 
> > 
> > At 12:42 PM 10/6/05, you wrote:
> > 
> >   Where is the PTA version of Pianotech then??
> > 
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> 
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
> 
> mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com
> http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/
> 
> 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7
> 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 


Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
3004 Grant Rd, Regina, SK, S4S 5G7
Tuner for the Saskatchewan Centre of the Arts

http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/


		
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