Keyboards! opinion

[pianoman]

Hello David,
I am coming from the perspective that I have been in this business full
time since 1962.  I have seen many a part timer come and go.  My own belief
is that if you have the enthusiasm to give to the part time profession you
can keep the skill up to good standards just doing part time.  The key, I
think, is the amount of enthusiasm used to juggle 2 professions.
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis
pianoman@inlink.com
"I'm on my way towards the mighty light of knowledge".

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> From: David Boyce <David@bouncer.force9.net>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Keyboards!
> Date: Sunday, February 22, 1998 4:19 PM
> 
> Hello folks,
> 
> On the electronic versus 'real' debate, I was quite amused last Monday. 
On
> a Monday morning, I take a Special Needs class for photography.  They
have
> a variety of learning difficulties - Down's Syndrome, etc.  We were
looking
> at catalogues of Image Libraries, with many different styles of
> photographs.  I came across a picture, taken from above, of a little girl
> playing a Steinway grand.  The full length of the piano was in the photo,
> with the lid off.  "What is in this picture?", I asked.  They answered,
in
> chorus "A KEYBOARD"!
> 
> Folks, what view is taken in America (and by the PTG) of part-time
tuners? 
> The Pianoforte Tuners Association in Britain will not permit part-timers
to
> sit the test and join.  Their view is that a person could attain the
> standard neccessary to pass the test, but unless they are tuning
full-time,
> they would not be able to maintain that standard.  What do you think
about
> this?  I'm very interested in your opinions, especially as I am part-time
> myself.  There simply isn't enough volume of work available in this area
to
> sustain a full-time wage all year round.
> 
> Best wishes folks,
> 
> David.
> 
> David@bouncer.force9.net