<!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 content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doug,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Boy do I wish That we had the same = enthusiasm here!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Three chapter meetings in the last = three years and all called by the regional VP trying to get us going.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As an associate I really do not = feel that it is my place to push too many peoples buttons to get things going. So I = make the national conference my yearly meeting. The last two years my time was = spent in the exibit hall selling tools and it was a very welcome treat to be able = to take a full load of classes this year.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Your regional conference, this year, = was a great one to attend as they closed down the exibit hall and we could attend class.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Goss</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:dgarman@granbury.com" = title=dgarman@granbury.com>Doug Garman</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 15, 2000 = 9:27 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> upgrading to RPT</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Back in the Spring several Ft. = Worth Chapter RPT's put master tunings on three of their own grands and held an all-day-Saturday-marathon-mock-tuning exam for the "associates" in the = chapter.  They are really pushing us to upgrade.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nine associates participated  = The experience was very enlightening for all involved.  After the scores were = computed each participant was offered a personal critique by the RPT who = administered the test.  Now, I know what to expect, and, having passed the = test with a very good score, I am anxious to take the exam "for = real".</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Special thanks to chapter president = David Reed, RPT, of Luke Wickman Piano Co. in Ft. Worth, Robin Hufford, RPT, and = Anna Scott, RPT, for the many hours it took to prepare the pianos and = administer the tests.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Congratulations to Ft. Worth chapter = member Debra Schiller, newest chapter RPT, upon passing her tuning exam at = Arlington, thus completing her RPT tests.  Thanks to Jack Wyatt, Dale Probst, and = all who helped her make it happen.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>There are several more of us waiting = in the wings.  Look for us in an upcoming ussue of the = Journal!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Doug Garman, Associate = Member</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ft. Worth Chapter</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Granbury, TX</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>