How many techs?

[Tony Court]

Hi List,
RPT, PTA, MIMIT, NAMIR, Chinese, European, Icelandic, Nordic, and yes, even
Danish.......... there's good and bad, generous and mean,those that only
like their own kind, and those that like their company like a good
cocktail.........shaken, not stirred. With a little application some folks
get better,and some don't even want to apply. Some folks need the approval
of other folk for what they are doing, and others set their own very high
standards.
  Life is like a meal of variable quality............you eat the bits you
like!
I like my company mixed, and I like mixing it right here on the
list.......and in several other places!
Warm regards
Tony Court.
BSc hons NAMIR.
----- Original Message -----
From: Leslie W Bartlett <lesbart1@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2000 3:52 AM
Subject: Re: How many techs?


>
>
> On Mon, 24 Jul 2000 20:01:59 -0500 "Ted Rohde" <rohde@pdnt.com> writes:
> > 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
> >
> >
>
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