<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: = Verdana" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=rol= e_document face=Verdana color=#000000 size=3> <DIV> <DIV>David, Greg, et. al,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I see my time as an associate--however long that may be--as a time to learn.  I won't advertise that I belong to the PTG in any capacity unti= l I've passed the tests to become an RPT.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Would I object to being listed on the page as an Associate member?&nbsp= ; No.  But IMHO, something should be earned in order to reap the benefits= of being a full-fledged member of a professional organization.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Taking the tests is a bit daunting...I'll be taking the tech test later= this month, and I'm nervous, even though I've done all of the procedures involved many times, both in the field and in practice sessions.  </DIV= > <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>And if I pass that, I'll schedule the tuning test immediately.  Will that be nerve-wracking??  Yowza, boss= , even though I've tuned probably 6 or 7 thousand pianos in my life.  Doe= s it eat into my personal life?  More than a little.  Will I be glad to= be done with them and be an RPT? <U>  (insert your favorite deity here)</U></DIV> <DIV>willing, YOUBETCHA!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nothing ventured, nothing gained.  Go for it.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Just my 2 cents,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Dave Stahl</DIV> <DIV><U></U> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 6/30/05 5:23:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time, ilvey@sbcglobal.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><= FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size= =2>I don't have a problem with all PTG members being listed as long as their membersh= ip status is clearly listed and the difference between the catagories, i.e. Associate=has not passed the PTG exams.    <BR><BR>David Ilved= son, RPT<BR><BR><BR>----- Original message ----------------------------------------<BR>From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net><BR>To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org><BR>Received: Thu, 30 Jun 2005 18:22:30 -0400<BR>Subject: Re: PTG Website</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>