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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi David,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I do not discount your observations, Just wonder as
to the why this seems so.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>And wonder if there is an equal number of the just
tunem in the new RPT's as there in the old.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss RPT<BR>Mother Goose Tools<BR><A
href="mailto:imatunr@srvinet.com">imatunr@srvinet.com</A><BR><A
href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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<A title=david@davidandersenpianos.com
href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com">David Andersen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=ron@berrypiano.com
href="mailto:ron@berrypiano.com">ron@berrypiano.com</A> ; <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, June 13, 2007 11:43
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Updated Bylaws Report for
those of you who are delegates</DIV>
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<DIV>On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Ron Berry wrote:</DIV><BR
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<DIV>As an apparently endangered and, in some quarters, reviled "associate,"
I'm not sure if I can post to, or go on, PTG-L.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>Let's see: 4,300 members of PTG; less than
400 at the National Convention; to me, if I was active and "owned-in" to
an organization's well-being, those numbers <B>suck. </B>And reveal some deep
disconnect between leadership and membership.<B> </B>And now a portion of
our membership is actively pursuing more judgement, more
exclusion. </SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>Makes me feel respected and
appreciated.<SPAN class=Apple-style-span style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"> (Irony
alert.)</SPAN></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>The RPT test standards, IMO, are ridiculously low. I have followed RPTs
and their work for 25 years. The good ones are awesome, and deeply
inspirational to me---but that's several. The others---the
majority---are just tune & run guys, with no real interest in piano
service.</DIV>
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<DIV>Inspiration feels vastly different than exclusion and judgement.</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=Apple-style-span>This is offered with humility; I am one of a
big (relative to our discussion---in the hundreds) number of gifted and
hard-working men and women who work on some of the greatest pianos in the
world on a daily basis, for some of the greatest artists that ever lived---and
have made a decision, for whatever considered and no doubt intentional reason,
to either not use or not pursue the RPT designation. If I was leading a
non-profit service organization based on a highly personalized, difficult, and
prized skillset---maintaining great pianos at their highest level---I would
literally fall over myself extending hands to those of our profession who have
risen to the top of their game, whether members or not. I would welcome and
treasure their real-world, hard-won input. I would ask them, in an atmosphere
of collegiality, equality, and respect, why they have chosen not to support
our fantastic PTG and its best-in-the-world continuing education programs. I
would ask them what we can do as a Guild to <B>feel like</B> and <B>be</B> an
organization that attracts more than 6 or 7% of its total membership to its
national conference.</SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>This is written and sent with respect and gratitude that PTG exists and
that it provides me with an excellent teaching platform, among many other
tangible and ethereal benefits; we have a sacred obligation to pass on our
hard-won skills to the next generation. I write this because I love our work
and our Guild, and as a positive force, willing to work towards understanding
and unafraid of genuine, authentic, and respectful communication,
confrontation, and resolution---another " highly personalized, difficult,
and prized skillset...."</DIV>
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<DIV>My best to you----and see some of you in Kansas City. Please feel free to
buttonhole me about this subject.</DIV>
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<DIV>David Andersen</DIV>
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