Why? Why? Why?

[Hechler Family]

This is mainly directed to PTG.

I am very upset about the website, by default, listing only RPTs 
(Initially, that is why we, our chapter, created our own website) And 
the latest ruling about the use of the Associate Logo. I view both of 
these as a form of discrimination (which I don't need to put up with)

Our chapter for one, have many -excellent- Associates, for whatever 
reason, are NOT going to go for the "status" of RPT.

I, for one, absolutely do not have the time and learn all the required 
items to pass the tests. Furthermore, I can't make a living and do that 
much studying at the same time plus the expense to go to a place to take 
the tests. And, on top of all of that, I have enough hearing loss that I 
absolutely can not, ever, hear well enough to learn aural tuning, let 
alone pass the test - that is why I use an ETD. (Just to see how I would 
fair, I took an aural tuning class at the last convention I went to, and 
could not hear the temperament tuning tests that the instructor was 
trying to teach.)

In my neck of the woods, I have only a few customers with -grands-, most 
of mine have various sizes of uprights. And I am more dedicated to 
antique players and reed organs, of which, basically, I'm it. Theres 
only one or two guys left that are even interested in servicing and/or 
rebuilding these fine instruments.

So, bottom line, I will probably never will go for the RPT exams.

If this means being discriminated against or chastised or ignored, then 
I will quit the association!

Best regards,
Duaine

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Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding
Associate Member of the Piano Technicians Guild
Reed Organ Society Member
St. Louis, MO 63034
(314) 838-5587
dahechler at charter.net
www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com