---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Regional vice presidents of the Piano Technicians Guild can sometimes =20= be of great assistance to those having difficulty for one reason or =20 another in becoming members of PTG. Contacts are available at: http://www.ptg.org/aboutUs-chaptersAndRegions.php Kent Swafford President Piano Technicians Guild pres@ptg.org On Jan 7, 2006, at 2:27 PM, R.Moffatt & Sons Piano wrote: > Hi Jeanni, > > A little off the topic you are discussing, but PTG related. My =20 > husband and two Sons applied for associate membership to the local =20 > chapter about a year ago. My husband was a member from 1975 to =20 > 1985, was factory trained by Yamaha for one year in 1974, and has =20 > trained at least one member of the local chapter. We both =20 > encouraged our boys to join the PTG firstly because of their =20 > positions - being responsible for and maintaining a very unique =20 > keyboard collection our community is so fortunate to have. =20 > Secondly, as a sign of good faith and encouragement my husband =20 > would re-join as well. We both agree with your statement that the =20 > PTG can be a very good resource, in the piano technology field you =20= > never stop learning. My youngest son was accepted as an associate =20 > but not so for my husband and eldest son. > > When we asked why (question put to the then president of the =20 > chapter), he said they had a "secret ballot" and was not allowed to =20= > give a reason. Is this "normal" PTG procedure? It seems to me to =20 > contradict the PTG "mission statement." > > Could you, or anyone else with a similar experience, shed a little =20 > light? My husband Bob has asked me not to bother with this =20 > but.....I am curious and will hit the "send" button. > > Thank you > > Louise Moffatt > Calgary, Alberta > Canada > > R.Moffatt & Sons Piano > 2323 Lincoln Drive S.W. > Calgary, Alberta , Canada T3E 5G4 > Phone. 403.243.0385 > www.moffattpianos.com > Fax. 403.243.6821 > email: moffatt5@telus.net > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dean May > To: 'Pianotech' > Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2006 10:58 AM > Subject: RE: Message for chapters > > Jeanni wrote: > > It might take a while of attending meetings before people will =20 > respond to your needs. The members may not jump up and come to =20 > your rescue just because you showed up. Give them a chance to see =20 > how serious you are about learning, to get to know you and =20 > appreciate you as a person. I've seen it happen time after =20 > time..... after this "getting to know you" period, someone may just =20= > step forward and take you under his/her wing. PTG is a great =20 > resource, but like anything else, it's up to you to make most of =20 > the effort to learn. > > > > > > Jeanni had some excellent things to say but I wanted to comment on =20 > this. It is always difficult to =93break in=94 to any kind of group, =20= > particularly one that is exclusive and closed. Add to the mix =20 > someone inexperienced in the craft who is suffering perceived =20 > intimidation from the other expert attenders and it is especially =20 > difficult. I had been in the business almost 20 years before I =20 > joined my =93local=94 chapter (80 miles local) so I was not =20 > inexperienced in the craft but I still felt intimidated and like an =20= > outsider. Not that the others in the chapter are snobbish, far from =20= > it. It is just the nature of things. > > > > It would behoove all of us involved in local chapters to take steps =20= > to minimize this breaking in period. It has to be intentional; it =20 > won=92t happen automatically. Name badges are a very good first step. =20= > They are cheap and they work. It is hard to develop any kind of =20 > friendly relationship when every time you see someone you are =20 > embarrassed because you can=92t remember their name. A photo =20 > directory would also be good. > > > > And then old timers have to go out of their comfort zone to make =20 > newcomers feel friendly and welcome. This involves conversation, =20 > guys. That=92s the thing we see women doing with each other when we =20= > see their lips moving. ;-) There were 2 or 3 regulars in my =20 > chapter that did this for me, and it works. > > > > > > Dean > > Dean May cell 812.239.3359 > > PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 > > Terre Haute IN 47802 > > > > > > ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/c2/dd/33/1f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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