Membership

[Jon Page]

At 11:56 AM 7/22/99 -0700, you wrote:
>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.  

That wasn't my excuse, just a possible one for someone.
i like getting together with piano techs.

>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)
>

The list is a great place to pick up tidbits of info as well as conventions.
I just can't take the time off to travel great distances.  :-(

Presently I am overwhelmed with spec pianos and contract work and
my helpers are taking days off left and right. Will I ever get caught up?
Hopefully not.

Thanks for the post,

Jon
>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:
>>
>> >
>> > 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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