How many techs?

[John Ross]

Hi Ted,
In '76 shortly after I started, I queried joining.  The person who was their
local rep knew less than I did, and he would have been testing me.  So I
 checked again a few years later and joined
It was by then a much more professional organization, with exams that were
believable. After you passed them, you felt you were on the way.
If I had joined back in the mid 70's, I would probably have passed, and
been grandfathered in, after the new tests came in to effect.
I have never regretted my decision to join. I have learned much, at the
conventions, and am continuing to learn.
Regards,
John M. Ross
Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ted Rohde" <rohde@pdnt.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: How many techs?


> List,
>     It's this very reason that I have never joined the Guild.  I've been
in
> business since 1976, keep several other techs busy, rebuild pianos, and
> learn everywhere I can learn by attending workshops with Yamaha, Steinway,
> etc.  I was called to join in 1979 and, when a little hesitant, was told
> that they would have me out of business within a couple years if I didn't.
> I'm still here.  That call has kind of shaded my view of the Guild for a
> long time.  I hang around on the fringes of this list to try to see if I
can
> learn more (which I definitely do!!), but stay really quiet to stay away
> from the "flames" like these.
>
> Later,
>
> Ted Rohde
> Central Illinois
>
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> Whatever do you want more associates for?  The guild is already adding
more
> associates than RPTs every month and as the older generation dies
> off........  Furthermore why would non-members want to be associates?
They
> aren't full fledged members, they can't vote, and when they do things like
> publish newsletters, start new chapters, teach classes, etc. they are
> resented.
>
> If you really want new members you will have to do more than offer them
> "goodies", pizza and technical sessions on pitch raising.
>
> Frankly, it will require some real creativity, but you did great in that
> area in finding a trainee and wife.  So keep up the good work.
>
> Diane
>
>
>