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<body class='hmmessage'>Dear Greg,<BR>
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Here's my .0025US cents, which has even less value in Euro:<BR>
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Although one can work in most European countries without certification, each country has tech organizations much like the PTG which will provide you with professional association. Professional association is ALWAYS an invaluable asset when seeking employment for numerous reasons I won't take to to alliterate here. I recently became a member of the BDK (Bund Deutcher Klavierbauer, or loosely translated in English, the Alliance of German Piano Manufacturers) and know that one is, shall we say, strongly encouraged to posses this accreditation in order to legally perform service in Germany, especially when the person seeking work is a US citizen. Like here in the US, I'm sure you could get away with not belonging to an organization, but there's always that slight chance of getting stopped in your tracks.<BR>
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Don't just get your feet wet, fully commit and jump on in; the water is great! Remain on course and obtain your RPT status first. In the meantime, you may want to go to ptg.org and look under "resources" then "for technicians" then "professional organizations". From there you can find specific orgs for each of the countries you mentioned with web addresses and contact information. Also check out Europiano.<BR>
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le mieux de la chance a vous<BR>
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mcs<BR><BR><BR>
<DIV><EM><FONT color=#330033><FONT face="Geneva, Arial, Sans-serif" color=#330000> Michael C. Spreeman </FONT><BR></FONT></EM><FONT color=#000066><A href="http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com/">http://www.spreemanpianoinnovations.com</A></FONT></DIV><BR><BR>
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Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:36:29 -0700<BR>From: welltemperedtuning@yahoo.com<BR>Subject: Overseas employment<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR><BR>
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<DIV>Hello all,<BR><BR>If a tuner from a foreign country asked me for advice on becoming established in the US, I would have no great advice for him or her. It is hard enough establishing oneself in their native country.<BR><BR>My wife holds a masters in Opera Performance and she and I have long shared the dream of living in Europe: France, Italy, or Spain. I speak French, she speaks Spanish, and Italy would be good for Opera.<BR><BR>I have spent some time at the websites for the organizations equivalent to PTG for these countries, but don't know the next step. I would love to hear any thoughts on the prospect of seeking international employment as a piano technician. These might be specific or general suggestions.<BR><BR>I am 2/3 to my RPT and assume achieving RPT status would be helpful in applying for any university or major music center employment. This move would be a few years off, but just getting my feet wet here.<BR><BR>Thanks!<BR><BR>Greg<BR></DIV></DIV><BR>
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