Membership

[Jeannie Grassi]

Hi Jon,
Just catching up on some old messages.  Glad to hear you're finally
applying for membership.  But I don't buy your excuse about no desire
for social interaction.  You have already disproved that to me
personally by acting as my chauffeur around Cape Cod, and you happen
to be one of the more friendly (read social) members of the List.
Many people in this part of the country have to drive hours to get to
meetings.  With the ferry ride and then commute on either side, it
sometimes takes me over 2 hours each way to get to ours.  I was on our
exec. board for 8 years and served as President for three.    Where
there's a will there's a way.   We welcome you Jon, for you have a lot
to offer, but never think you have no room for learning.  (But, I know
you know that already)

Welcome aboard,
Jeannie

Jeannie Grassi, RPT
Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal
mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net
Bainbridge Island, WA


> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jon
> Page
> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 6:56 AM
> To: caut@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Membership
>
>
> A few thoughts:
>
> Too frugal to pay yearly dues for dues would strain a tight budget,
> priorities.
>
> Proximity to a chapter to attend meetings
>
> No desire for social interaction
>
> No need for Guild association for advertising purposes
>
> No place to store the accumulating journals   :-)
>
>
> However, I am sending my application to the Boston Chapter tomorrow.
>
> Regards,
>
> Jon Page
>
>
>
> At 07:59 AM 7/18/99 -0500, you wrote:
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> >
> > List:
> >
> > The piano chairperson of a prestigious music school was in
> Dallas this past
> > week and gave a recital in our auditorium. I had a
> delightful conversation
> > with her about schools, pianos, etc. She asked if I knew
> the head tech at
> > her school. I didn't. I looked in our directory, and he is not a
PTG
> > member.
> >
> > Have we made any real effort to ascertain why some obviously good
> > technicians have not found membership in PTG to be
> important? I'm not
> > talking about the accusatory "why are you not a member?"
> but something more
> > like "Is there something about PTG that keeps you from
> wanting to join?" I
> > really think we could learn a lot about ourselves and our
> organization if we
> > asked some prominent non-members why they aren't in PTG.
> >
> > dave
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> > David M. Porritt, RPT
> > Meadows School of the Arts
> > Southern Methodist University
> > Dallas, Texas
> > dporritt@swbell.net
> > _______________________________________________
>
>
>
>
> Jon Page,  Harwich Port,  Cape Cod,  Mass.  mailto:jpage@capecod.net
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