---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 5/28/2004 7:51:33 AM Pacific Standard Time, marysmith@mail.utexas.edu writes: Good points, Dale. Many of us were not as fortunate as you in that you were trained by highly skilled and trusted techs. For those of us (like myself) who attended, shall we say, somewhat less-than-spectacular training schools (the one I attended is no longer around), the RPT exams do indeed serve as ENTRY LEVEL requirements. Let's hear it for continuing education! The PTG can help promote and further better technical work, but it is the technician who must take advantage of the offerings... Mary Mary You are absolutely right! I was fortunate & I also realize most are not. However for me the Incredible value of PTG has been inestimable in my on going education. I learned very solid basic skills from my Dad but the traing was quite incomplete in many areas. ie grand regulation rebuilding skill. As technolgy & information evelove it was ptg that developed deciminated it I & you & any one with a desire have been the benificiarys. I often say Most of what I no came thru this organization & networking with members. To paraphrase your last statement...... you can lead a horse to water......... Its up to the indidivual. RpT status or not I would have still availed myself to this process of info. The tuning test was an incredible bench mark moment for me though in 1980. I was nervous but passed with high marks & the bench marking aspect was a good thing. Dale my ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/ba/48/e7/13/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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