[pianotech] The big discussion

[Dean May]

Nicely said. :-)

I'm moving back to my laptop after using a Pocket PC- Netbook, actually. I
love it. Using a computer instead of the Pocket PC seems to give a tad more
credibility with the customer. I like the bigger screen and the
responsiveness seems a little better. 

I explain to my customers that the 'puter helps save my ears. It does the
grunt work and my ears are the final judge. It seems to give me more
credibility that I am employing the latest technologies to servicing their
pianos. YMMV.

Dean 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mr. Mac's
Sent: Friday, January 28, 2011 2:29 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] The big discussion


On Jan 28, 2011, at 9:45 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:

> . I'm not "running from it". I have actually told my clients that some day
I may show up with one. But like yourself, I believe I will have "earned the
right" to use it.  

Ryan,

What you say here has a nice ring to it, but it is a fallacy. 

In the Piano Technicians Guild the only thing that requires "earning the
right" to use
   is the designation Registered Piano Technician.
The right to be an Associate Member is paying dues.

The right to use an ETD is the simply the price of purchase.
Fork over the bucks, and you've earned the right to use it.
Heck, with TuneLab, you don't even have to do that to experience it.

Sincerely,

Keith McGavern, RPT
pianostuff.kamcam.com