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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Thanks for the welcome. I'll definitely join the PTG and
hope to find a good mentor.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I've already been lucky enough to have one in my previous
career so I really understand the value.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Sara Nash</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=CSPRAGUE4@woh.rr.com href="mailto:CSPRAGUE4@woh.rr.com">Clark
Sprague</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=spalding48@earthlink.net
href="mailto:spalding48@earthlink.net">spalding48@earthlink.net</A> ; <A
title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech List</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, May 02, 2006 8:35 AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Yet another newbie</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hello, Sara and Sam, and welcome to the
List! I have to chime in here, which I don't do alot. I tuned
pianos for 20 years part-time, while I taught school, and other things.
But the learning started in earnest when I took a full-time job with a dealer,
and had other techs to mentor me. I have learned more in that 6 1/2
years than I did in the previous 20, passed my RPT exams in about 2
years. The value of a technician mentor/friend is absolutely
invaluable. Also, join the PTG, it is a great learning experience as
well.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial> Sam, I re-whatevered a 1930's Kimball
grand for a school a while back, and it turned out to be a decent piano,
FWIW.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Clark A. Sprague, RPT</FONT></DIV>
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