No Ron, Big difference. The other organization has no testing for anything that I know of. No upgrading of membership status. No possible tests to take to acquire the status of "Master" Ours does and for me, and probably you too, one taken, it is more meaningful. Jer -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 11:23 AM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list On 11/6/2011 9:59 AM, Gerald Groot wrote: > All you have to do to join that organization is to pay dues which last I > heard was something like $35 a year? As is precisely the case with the PTG, only the dues are higher. >Then you can call yourself a > "Master Piano Technician." Not tests, no NOTHING. Heck, I can call > myself that now for free. The name alone would kill any interest for me. I don't recall any time in my life that I was ignorant enough to consider myself a master of anything at all. Ron N
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