100% agree. Thank you, Chuck, for saying what I can say too. Never one second of "vibe" or judgement from anyone in PTG or PTJ, ever. Duaine's just having paranoid hallucinations. Apparently. Or living in a parallel universe. Love the articles; have read every one, even though not applicable to my practice---they're good writing. David Andersen proud and grateful associate member of the precious PTG On Apr 6, 2009, at 11:48 AM, Chuck Behm wrote: > Dear list - Though I have not contributed any thoughts before, I > read the posts daily, and find the information very educational and > just fun to read. > > I would like to give another viewpoint on the treatment of > Associates, just from my perspective. > > In my chapter, I feel there is great camaraderie among all the > members, RPT's and Associates alike, with absolutely no difference > in treatment. I have not once felt that my opinion or presence was > looked down upon by anyone. Though I may never be an RPT myself (my > hearing "ain't what she used to be) I do read whatever I can find on > aural tuning and try to listen for what I'm supposed to be hearing. > I've been encouraged by chapter members, but never have I been made > to feel less important because I haven't attained RPT status. > > As far as the PTG and the Journal goes, I can safely say there is no > discrimination whatsoever against Associates. I write a monthly > piece for the Journal (mostly about work on upright pianos, at > that). The editors are very encouraging, even though the subject > matter I deal with is clearly at a more elementary level than most > of the articles that are printed. Their concern is that there is > material in the Journal suited to the technician who is just > starting out. They (the editors) could not be more accomodating or > easy to work with. > > I have recieved calls and e-mails concerning articles from all > around the U.S. Many times, especially with phone calls, I don't > know if I'm talking with a RPT or an Associate, because they don't > bother to tell me. Not once have I had an e-mail or a phone call > telling me I have no business writing for the Journal because I am > "just an Associate." > > Anyway, those are my thoughts on the subject. I think by and large, > most Associates are very appreciative of the efforts of PTG to make > them feel important and included. Sincerely, Chuck Behm > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090406/23e90c69/attachment-0001.html>
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