At 11:56 AM 7/22/99 -0700, you wrote: >Hi Jon, >Just catching up on some old messages. Glad to hear you're finally >applying for membership. But I don't buy your excuse about no desire >for social interaction. That wasn't my excuse, just a possible one for someone. i like getting together with piano techs. >You have already disproved that to me >personally by acting as my chauffeur around Cape Cod, and you happen >to be one of the more friendly (read social) members of the List. >Many people in this part of the country have to drive hours to get to >meetings. With the ferry ride and then commute on either side, it >sometimes takes me over 2 hours each way to get to ours. I was on our >exec. board for 8 years and served as President for three. Where >there's a will there's a way. We welcome you Jon, for you have a lot >to offer, but never think you have no room for learning. (But, I know >you know that already) > The list is a great place to pick up tidbits of info as well as conventions. I just can't take the time off to travel great distances. :-( Presently I am overwhelmed with spec pianos and contract work and my helpers are taking days off left and right. Will I ever get caught up? Hopefully not. Thanks for the post, Jon >Welcome aboard, >Jeannie > >Jeannie Grassi, RPT >Assistant Editor, Piano Technicians Journal >mailto:jgrassi@silverlink.net >Bainbridge Island, WA > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: owner-caut@ptg.org [mailto:owner-caut@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Jon >> Page >> Sent: Sunday, July 18, 1999 6:56 AM >> To: caut@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: Membership >> >> >> A few thoughts: >> >> Too frugal to pay yearly dues for dues would strain a tight budget, >> priorities. >> >> Proximity to a chapter to attend meetings >> >> No desire for social interaction >> >> No need for Guild association for advertising purposes >> >> No place to store the accumulating journals :-) >> >> >> However, I am sending my application to the Boston Chapter tomorrow. >> >> Regards, >> >> Jon Page >> >> >> >> At 07:59 AM 7/18/99 -0500, you wrote: >> >> > >> > List: >> > >> > The piano chairperson of a prestigious music school was in >> Dallas this past >> > week and gave a recital in our auditorium. I had a >> delightful conversation >> > with her about schools, pianos, etc. She asked if I knew >> the head tech at >> > her school. I didn't. I looked in our directory, and he is not a >PTG >> > member. >> > >> > Have we made any real effort to ascertain why some obviously good >> > technicians have not found membership in PTG to be >> important? I'm not >> > talking about the accusatory "why are you not a member?" >> but something more >> > like "Is there something about PTG that keeps you from >> wanting to join?" I >> > really think we could learn a lot about ourselves and our >> organization if we >> > asked some prominent non-members why they aren't in PTG. >> > >> > dave >> > _______________________________________________ >> > >> > David M. Porritt, RPT >> > Meadows School of the Arts >> > Southern Methodist University >> > Dallas, Texas >> > dporritt@swbell.net >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> >> >> >> Jon Page, Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jpage@capecod.net >> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> >
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