diatribe -Reply

[Jack Reeves]

I must say, you have taken me to task on this. I, for one, am not
happy with the educational materials I see out there, ranging from
outdated correspondance courses, to books on piano technology, some
of which contain too many errors for me to recommend them. There are
exceptions, of course, but not many. The PACE course does fill a
void.

Right now,there is an emphasis on getting the associate to advance by
emphasizing PACE, etc., and in doing so, may be starting the PTG
training school for piano technicians. Which wouldn't be so bad, if
there was more of a difference between Associate and RPT. In the eyes
of our customers, there is no difference. There are problems in our
area where many customers know about the guild, but do not know the
difference between the two categories. And that wouldn't be so bad,
except for the fact that MOST of the associates are NOT interested in
upgrading, let alone advancing their skills, so they are saying they
are members of the guild, and thereby giving the impression that they
are no different than RPTs. But they will stay Associates. They don't
come to meetings, they pay their dues, and they are not advancing.
They can essentially advertise the same way as RPTs, and they are
not. That's the reality of it.

So we are not so happy with the direction PTG is going.

Vince