On 6/15/06, pianolover 88 said: >And let's not forget that without rpt tests, conventions, ptg dues, >ptj and so on, the PTG is out of business! Honestly, I think your wrong about all of this anti RPT stuff. I dont brag about it, or force it on anyone but its the only objective measure of basic competence there is in the field. Whats the big deal? I dont think I really gained anything financially from it but I havent lost anything either. And I have taken them a couple of times since just to see if Im losing anything. The tests really are not that hard. Personally, I think they should be much more demanding, if you are halfway competent you can pass them. Listen to the deviation allowed in a unison by the test and think about whether you would leave one sounding like that in a customers piano. I had no pressure placed on me when I took them, fresh out of school, apprenticed to a harpsichord maker, very little practical piano experience in the field, and had no trouble passing. I just dont see why anyone wouldnt want to join and take the test, not that expensive, not that demanding, the reward of getting together with people in the same profession once a month to talk about what you are all going through and knowing that anyone who calls you can have confidence in your basic abilities. Whats to lose? -- ----Dave ----------------------------- Dave Doremus, RPT New Orleans ------------------------------
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