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<DIV><FONT size=2>I agree. Let's not get to smug and self righteous with our
grand organization. There is a lot of knowledge and experience outside of the
Guild.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>This country is built on free enterprise and
competition. Don't be threatened by others who are different in they're
approach. When I started I was very intimidated by all 'real' technicians. A lot
of them encouraged me, I wasted a lot of time until I finally became who I
wanted to be rather than what was "accepted' within the industry. This guy might
be a great addition to the Guild, if he doesn't see these posts.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Fenton Murray, RPT 26 years</FONT></DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=bjsilva001@comcast.net href="mailto:bjsilva001@comcast.net">Bec and
John Silva</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, April 06, 2006 4:18
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Advice? Opinions?
Guidance?</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Maybe he's dishonest about his work or maybe not. Maybe he's
just a otherwise decent guy trying to get some business using questionable
methods. Or maybe NYS stands for something legitimate. Before doing anything
you should probably speak to this man.
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<DIV>- John
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">So today
I run across an ad in our local "shopper" newspaper which I repeat here
verbatim:</SPAN></DIV>
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style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">NYS
AUTHORIZED PIANO TECHNICIAN: </SPAN></STRONG><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">Thorough, precise, honest.
Tuning $100." followed by the man's name, claim that he has a Masters in
Music and phone number.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma"><SPAN
class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 14px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma">First,
New York State does NOT authorize piano technicians, period. Does anyone
know of a state that does? But the point is, is there anything that we, the
PTG, can do about this false/misleading advertising? Does the national
office have a program or policy statement (yes, I know about OUR ethics but
what about others?) Frankly, it makes us all look bad, (and I'm only an
Associate, for now). Advice? Opinions?
Guidance?</SPAN></DIV></SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV><BR></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>