A 3rd ORGANAZATION

[Brad Smith]

Doesn't it say somewhere in the Bible, that if two or more technicians are
gathered
in one place..... most likely they will argue about pianos?


-----Original Message-----
From: Wimblees@aol.com <Wimblees@aol.com>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Tuesday, February 17, 1998 12:56 PM
Subject: Re: A 3rd ORGANAZATION


>In a message dated 98-02-16 00:20:56 EST, you write:
>
>>To a post last week
>>                            There seems to be another association of
>>technicians.
>>The American Piano Craftsmen Association, (much to my absolute surprise)
is
>>located in Pittsburgh. Their yellow page ad reads: finest service
standards-
>>registered members technologically advanced workmanship. Get the Guild
>>lawyers
>>on this one, as I may see some Federal Copyright voilations on this one.
This
>>is only for the record as I am aware of this persons practices and do NOT
>>endorse and will NOT endorse this organization. I know of no other members
>>except one, but their may be more. There may be some other renegade
>>organization in the US.
>>If you know of any, please post. MAYBE you can even comment on them.
>
>
>
>Any small group of technicians, or even an individual tuner, can make up an
>organization, and say they are members of that organization.  When I first
>became a tuner in St. Louis, I talked to a guy who said he and his brother,
>who lived in Washington DC, belonged to a piano technicians group, (I don't
>remembers what they called it), and he and his brother were the President
and
>Vice President.
>
>As they say, the proof is in the pudding. What credentials, other than what
>they say in the YP, does the organization have? If they do bad work, sooner
or
>later the public learn the truth, and the guy will be out of business.
>
>
>Willem Blees
>
>