Advice? Opinions? Guidance?

[Bec and John Silva]

Maybe he's dishonest about his work or maybe not. Maybe he's just a  
otherwise decent guy trying to get some business using questionable  
methods. Or maybe NYS stands for something legitimate. Before doing  
anything you should probably speak to this man.

- John


> So today I run across an ad in our local "shopper" newspaper which  
> I repeat here verbatim:
>
> "NYS AUTHORIZED PIANO TECHNICIAN: Thorough, precise, honest.   
> Tuning $100." followed by the man's name, claim that he has a  
> Masters in Music and phone number.
>
> First, New York State does NOT authorize piano technicians,  
> period.  Does anyone know of a state that does?  But the point is,  
> is there anything that we, the PTG, can do about this false/ 
> misleading advertising?  Does the national office have a program or  
> policy statement (yes, I know about OUR ethics but what about  
> others?) Frankly, it makes us all look bad, (and I'm only an  
> Associate, for now).  Advice? Opinions? Guidance?

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