<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.19120"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Yes Matthew we all have financial obligations. I have a daughter in college and most of us grownups have an idea of the costs involved. AND the food ,light bill or ....(fill in the blank) as you wrote.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The point here my income has increased as a result of guild membership. I'm not  talking about the advantage of having RPT at the end of my name either. I'm proud to have it there but the more tangible benefit is in </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>the learning curve I've been on for over three decades. I still feel humbled and challenged by my colleagues and appreciated for any modest contributions I may make to the chapter, the journal or to you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>So go ahead and whine about the fees and rationalize that attitude by bringing to our attention that you have bills to pay.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Stop and think before you denigrate this association and our trade. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I wish you well but I'm tired of the attitude </FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Tom Driscoll RPT</FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" dir=ltr> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=toddpianoworks@att.net href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">Matthew Todd</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, September 01, 2011 12:23 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [pianotech] Is this the work of an RPT?</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">.......or earned food for the family for the week, or paid the light bill, or....(fill in the blank).<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN><BR style="RIGHT: auto" class=yui-cursor></SPAN></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><B><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><U>TODD PIANO WORKS</U></FONT></B> <BR><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>(979) 248-9578</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><A href="http://www.toddpianoworks.com" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.toddpianoworks.com</A></FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Tom Driscoll <<A href="mailto:tomtuner@verizon.net">tomtuner@verizon.net</A>><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> <A href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">toddpianoworks@att.net</A>; <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Wednesday, August 31, 2011 11:11 PM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: Re: [pianotech] Is this the work of an RPT?<BR></FONT><BR> <DIV id=yiv1701599764> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: Arial; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 12px">Matthew,<BR> Actually you are incorrect.<BR> I've been a member since 1975 and the dues are less now than they were 36 years ago as it relates to the dollar . The dues have increased at approximately  half the rate of my basic tuning charges.<BR>As my RPT friend Patrick has posted in the past   --   I  paraphrase--   " Halfway through the day's earnings of Jan 2nd you have earned the dues for the entire year."<BR>With sincere regards,<BR><BR>Tom Driscoll <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="MARGIN: 5px 0px; BORDER-TOP: #bcbcbc 1px solid"></DIV><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px">On 08/31/11, <SPAN>Matthew Todd<toddpianoworks@att.net></SPAN> wrote:</SPAN> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial; COLOR: #000000; FONT-SIZE: 12px"> <DIV style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV><SPAN>Dues increase Patrick?  So what else is new?  If I raised my rates as much and as often as the PTG raises theirs, I'd be up over $200 for a standard tuning service.<VAR id=yiv1701599764yui-ie-cursor></VAR><BR class=yiv1701599764yui-cursor></SPAN></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><B><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></SPAN></FONT></B><BR><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician</FONT> <FONT size=3></FONT></FONT><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>