Tom, Try "The Piano Technician's Guide". I am sitting here holding one and I must thank Newton for writing it. I've been using it for years and it is the most useful piece of reference material I have! I usually have to add an additional 1/3 to estimated time required to do various jobs tho'! I don't have the speed that some of the RPT's have. On the note of PTG membership- Join immediately if not sooner! Even if you don't attend chapter meetings and conventions ( but I suggest you do ) you will learn more in a year of Guild membership than you will ever learn from books and self-instruction. The Journal alone is worth the price of membership. There are also some good insurance plans available to members. You absolutely must attend a national convention to fully understand the level of expertise in our trade and where you fit into the food chain. It can be a pretty humbling experience! You will however, become a better technician as a result. Phil Romano PTG Associate Myrtle Beach, SC -----Original Message----- From: Tom Robinson <tomnjan@bellsouth.net> To: Newton Hunt <pianotech@ptg.org> Date: Thursday, June 15, 2000 5:46 PM Subject: THE GUIDE >Hi Newton, > >I checked the PTG web site, but I could not find reference to your >creation. Perhaps it is in the "members only" section. If so, I would >like to know how I could get a copy otherwise. > >I am not a guild member............for a couple of reasons. First, the >requirement that you belong to a local chapter...... Apparently, the >closest local chapter (75 miles) has no interest in (a) answering email >queries (b) gaining a "mere" associate member Second.....my current >client list is rather abbreviated, due in part to the sparsely populated >area........and there seems to be a prevailing attitude here that pianos >stay in tune for a decade or two. I have just reached the "break even >point" after about 2 years. So far, almost every penny I have made in >tunings has been invested in tools, books, parts, and charity work >(local high school) and a few disadvantage piano students. > >If it were a mere question of sending money to PTG to join up...... I >would. > >Tom Robinson >East Tennessee. > >
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