Hi Ted, In '76 shortly after I started, I queried joining. The person who was their local rep knew less than I did, and he would have been testing me. So I checked again a few years later and joined It was by then a much more professional organization, with exams that were believable. After you passed them, you felt you were on the way. If I had joined back in the mid 70's, I would probably have passed, and been grandfathered in, after the new tests came in to effect. I have never regretted my decision to join. I have learned much, at the conventions, and am continuing to learn. Regards, John M. Ross Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted Rohde" <rohde@pdnt.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, July 24, 2000 10:01 PM Subject: Re: How many techs? > List, > It's this very reason that I have never joined the Guild. I've been in > business since 1976, keep several other techs busy, rebuild pianos, and > learn everywhere I can learn by attending workshops with Yamaha, Steinway, > etc. I was called to join in 1979 and, when a little hesitant, was told > that they would have me out of business within a couple years if I didn't. > I'm still here. That call has kind of shaded my view of the Guild for a > long time. I hang around on the fringes of this list to try to see if I can > learn more (which I definitely do!!), but stay really quiet to stay away > from the "flames" like these. > > Later, > > Ted Rohde > Central Illinois > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Whatever do you want more associates for? The guild is already adding more > associates than RPTs every month and as the older generation dies > off........ Furthermore why would non-members want to be associates? They > aren't full fledged members, they can't vote, and when they do things like > publish newsletters, start new chapters, teach classes, etc. they are > resented. > > If you really want new members you will have to do more than offer them > "goodies", pizza and technical sessions on pitch raising. > > Frankly, it will require some real creativity, but you did great in that > area in finding a trainee and wife. So keep up the good work. > > Diane > > >
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