<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word"><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <TITLE>Message</TITLE> <META content=Word.Document name=ProgId> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <META content="Microsoft Word 11" name=Originator><LINK href="cid:filelist.xml@01C5A3E5.47631040" rel=File-List> <STYLE>@page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in = 1.25in; mso-header-margin: .5in; mso-footer-margin: .5in; = mso-paper-source: 0; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman"; = mso-style-parent: ""; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; = mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } A:visited { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: purple; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; text-underline: single } SPAN.EmailStyle17 { COLOR: windowtext; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-style-type: = personal-compose; mso-style-noshow: yes; mso-ansi-font-size: 10.0pt; = mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; = mso-hansi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial } SPAN.SpellE { mso-style-name: ""; mso-spl-e: yes } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US style="tab-interval: .5in" vLink=purple = link=blue> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005>John,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=877382121-18082005>I'm in the same boat as you, and I had the same questions. </SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005>Because the application goes to the local = chapter, not to the national office, how it works depends on the policy of the local = chapter. Apparently, some chapters have different requirements than others. In my = case, the local chapter has the following requirements:</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV><FONT size=+0><SPAN class=877382121-18082005> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><EM>The sequence of = events is as follows:</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><EM></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=2><EM>1. A = prospective member must attend 3 chapter meetings before submitting an application = to the chapter.  The meetings do not have to be consecutive, and there = is no time limit to aquire the required 3 attendance dates.  Our = meeting schedule can be had by signing up for our newsletter<SPAN class=877382121-18082005>. = ...</SPAN></EM></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2><EM></EM></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><EM>2. After the 3 = meeting rule is fulfilled, the application along with the $30.00 fee is = submitted.  After references are checked, the application is then voted on by the = congregation when our next meeting convenes.  <SPAN class=877382121-18082005>..</SPAN>.</EM></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN = class=877382121-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005>so you probably should check with someone in = your local chapter to find out for sure what to do.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=877382121-18082005>- = Ernie</SPAN></FONT></DIV></SPAN></FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr = align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On = Behalf Of </B>John Delmore<BR><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, August 18, 2005 12:09 PM<BR><B>To:</B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> PTG app questions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I got my PTG application = et al in the mail yesterday, and have a couple of questions. <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>For professional = references:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  </SPAN>I don’t have any in = the piano industry—I’m just learning.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: = yes">  </SPAN>I can’t imagine anyone cares what kind of chemist I am! <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Same with a sponsor—do = I need to find one before applying?<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">  = </SPAN>Everything else, I think I’ve got.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: = Arial"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thanks for any guidance<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">John Delmore <SPAN style="mso-spacerun: = yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>= </HTML>