<html><head><style type="text/css"></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div>We have a tuner in the area who has included "Piano Technicians Guild" logo with his ad for several years in the local directory. Turns out he requested a membership application, but never joined.</div><div><br></div><div>Sleezy!</div><div><br></div><div>Chip Tuthill</div><div>Associate member PTG</div><div style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br><div style="font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><font size="2" face="Tahoma"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> Boaz Kirschenbaum <pianotuner@gmail.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tue, March 1, 2011 1:35:26 AM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [pianotech] Institute of Instrument Technology<br></font><br>I t would be nice if we (i.e. the PTG) could deal with this kind of thing better. I strongly feel it creates consumer confusion. A lot of tuners advertise with "Certified" just because they graduated with a certificate, whether from an accredited school or not. Anecdotally I have noticed that these tuners are usully not members of PTG. I have even seen it posted like a "diploma". We need to make sure our brand is strong and clear to the public.<br clear="all"> <br>-- <br><b>Boaz Kirschenbaum, RPT</b>  |  Concert Piano Tuner<br><i>Cherry Tree Piano</i><br>PO Box 1304 West Tisbury, MA 02575<br>508-939-0629 | Cell & Office<br> <div><a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:pianotuner@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:pianotuner@gmail.com">info@cherrytreepiano.com </a> | email</div> <div><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.cherrytreepiano.com/">www.cherrytreepiano.com</a> | web</div><b></b><br> </div></div><div style="position:fixed"></div> </div><br> </body></html>