Arlington]

[Brian Lawson]

Richard, we pay our $90+ to get the journal, a discount on the convention
fees and the letters after our name. Having had my own "thing" on the recent
survey, we are members, but then not members depending what we are trying to
do with PTG.

Confused.


Brian Lawson
IC PTG, MPT
Johannesburg, South Africa

----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Brekne" <richardb@c2i.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 15, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: [Fwd: Arlington]


> List... I just recieved this note from Michael Travis. I have to admit I
> was a bit stunned.
>
> Seems to me that something is very wrong indeed... right here in River
> City. I went through a process last year of checking out as much as
> possible how to become a member of the PTG. I get in touch with all
> kinds of different folks at different levels in the organization, and
> every single one tells me this is no problem. So I go out of my way last
> summer to spend several extra days of a very expensive holiday (Bergen /
> Seattle,, with wife and son) buzzing around Seattle, and double checking
> my knowledge... (grin I was far to nervous.. the exams were fair.. but
> very doable) to get the first exams done.
>
> Being the very understanding type,, I understood that it was not
> possible to get the actual tuning exam done in July. Even tho I started
> makeing arrangements to take the exams in Jan.
>
> In anycase... so I get this note after getting all hot and bothered
> about another trip to the US, family of course wants to come along. I
> personally know a fellow in Bergen who has RPT status. Either you have
> rules, or you dont. Either you follow them, or you dont. And Either you
> as an organasation even know what your own rules are, or you dont.
>
> Gotta say I am plenty dissapointed this morning. Plenty.
>
> Richard Brekne
> I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
>