Haven't we just been through this discussion? David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Duaine & Laura Hechler Sent: Sunday, April 05, 2009 9:14 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: [pianotech] PTG membership (was Re: Aural tuning and RPT status) John Formsma wrote: On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 10:24 PM, Duaine & Laura Hechler <dahechler at att.net> wrote: SO.... Why should RPT status be permanent without recertification. You're not in PTG, so why should you care? -- JF I was for about 7 years until I figured out the PTG that: - First, Associates are not allowed to use the PTG logo - Associates can't use PTG forms and other resources reserved for RPT's - Don't care about Associates being left alone to be Associates (with regards to being a tech and just being associated with PTG) - Associates not being good enough to service the public (even though I know several in our local chapter that are excellent techs for over 15 years) - Making Associates feel like second or third class citizens (until they become an RPT) - Upright and player techs are made to feel worthless - If you don't service grands then your second or third class citizens - The Journal, for the most part, is geared to grands. (When, at least, in my area - uprights - rule) - ETD's are, for the most part, considered useless and can't be accepted by hard core people - If you can't aural tune, you have no business in this business. (For the record, I use the ETD to set the first string and I do all aural tuning on the unisons.) - Associates being overall snubbed until they become RPT's That should about cover it. -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090406/4f62a944/attachment.html>
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