<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> And it probably won't be resolved this year either. ;-) I guess if folks don't want to read this, they can press delete now..... My doble pesos... I'm an associate who hopes to become an RPT, maybe this year if I can work things that way. Even though I'm not yet an RPT, I fully support every effort to make PTG an organization of primarily RPTs. The higher the standards, the better, IMO. The two things that have prevented me from this have been: 1) Excessive personal debt in 2001-2003 that forced me to work more, doing tunings and basic service. Having to service the debt load meant there was less time for concentrated learning and improvement. Now that I'm debt-free except the house, there is less stress and more time for learning. 2) My wife's death in Dec. 2004 and having to keep two small boys while juggling work. I took a year to be at home a lot with the kids and worked 2-3 long days a week so I could spend the rest with them to help them get adjusted too. Now I'm getting them in day care to have more time for work and getting to RPT. I'm also not the most naturally mechanically minded so I have to think through things carefully. So, I need blocks of time to sit and think through the new stuff. I'll hopefully have that in a couple of weeks. One thing that has made me want to upgrade has been that ptg.org lists RPTs to the general public. Good going on that one, BTW. What would be an incentive to upgrading to RPT? Here's an idea: let associates be associates, but make their fees double until they become RPTs. Use the extra money to promote the RPT status. That would either be an incentive to stay and upgrade, or leave. John Formsma Avery wrote: <blockquote cite="mid7.0.1.0.2.20060210153614.022874d0@houston.rr.com" type="cite"> <meta http-equiv="Context-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> This subject HAS been on ptg-L. For DAYS!!!!!!!!!! Weeks? :-( Avery At 09:05 AM 2/10/2006, you wrote: <blockquote type="cite" cite=""> Looks like this should be on ptg-l.   Barbara Richmond <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- </dd> <dd>From: <a href="mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net">Mike Kurta</a> </dd> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:ptg-l@ptg.org">PTG Topics</a> ; <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</a> </dd> <dd>Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:24 AM </dd> <dd>Subject: Upgrading..... </dd> <dd>    Standing back and taking a long look at the number of associates who have not upgraded, how about a personal approach on a chapter level?  Though there needs to be good incentives to move to RPT status, would a one-on-one, face-to-face conversation with each associate by another chapter member, officer or not, would yeild more results than all the machinations from higher up?  Find out personally if the member has interest in upgrading, and if so, how can the chapter help to move him/her in that direction?  There are some who have no interest and will never be an RPT for whatever reason.  However, they still want to be a part of the organization.  That may always be.  But the associates who plan to become RPT's perhaps can best be served by a dialogue in person, privately, quietly,  from another member,  and that person could also be his/her mentor through the process.   Flame suit on and ready..... </dd> <dd>    Mike Kurta </dd> </dl> </blockquote> </blockquote> </body> </html>