<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT COLOR="#0000ff" SIZE=2>Richard has a very good point. Though I have been in the PTG, and am now not
<BR>as active as I would like to be, I can tell you that it is a fine
<BR>organization and dedicated to helping us, not vice-versa. We should be
<BR>supportive even if we do not belong. Hey guys, it's the only game in town!...
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<BR>For those of you who are registered rpt's, commendations all, for those of
<BR>you who are associates and even non-members, you will find that the guild
<BR>will help you in any way it can when it comes to tech stuff and piano
<BR>problems. I have never known anyone to be snubbed or treated with
<BR>discourtesy by any guild members.
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<BR>As a non-member now, I still go to conventions when I can (though it's more
<BR>expensive) and if time would only permit, would go to my local chapter
<BR>meetings. I can't since they meet on saturday (day) and i have 2 stores to
<BR>run......To make a long story short, why would anyone decline an opportunity
<BR>to learn? Or conversely if that is the case, to teach?
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<BR>Quit dissing the guild, they are not 'them', "they" are "YOU"!
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<BR>And if any of you have made the comment, 'there's nothing but a bunch of old
<BR>geezers here', try looking in the mirror, for many of us who have been in
<BR>this business for 20 or 30 years, geezer-land is just around the corner, and
<BR>your turn will come!!!!!!!!
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<BR>I support the Guild 100%, keep up the good work.
<BR>tom mc nabb
<BR>former member
<BR>former associate
<BR>present non-member</FONT></HTML>