Upgrading.....

[Dean May]

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>>Here's an idea: let associates be associates, but make their fees =
double
until they become RPTs. Use the extra money to promote the RPT status. =
That
would either be an incentive to stay and upgrade, or leave.

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All that would do is double the number of tuners that wouldn't become
associates. I resisted for 20 years and I have to tell you cost was a =
huge
factor. Especially since I was not convinced of the benefits.=20

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On =
Behalf
Of John Formsma
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 5:21 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Upgrading.....

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And it probably won't be resolved this year either. ;-) I guess if folks
don't want to read this, they can press delete now.....

My doble pesos...

I'm an associate who hopes to become an RPT, maybe this year if I can =
work
things that way.=20

Even though I'm not yet an RPT, I fully support every effort to make PTG =
an
organization of primarily RPTs. The higher the standards, the better, =
IMO.

The two things that have prevented me from this have been:
1) Excessive personal debt in 2001-2003 that forced me to work more, =
doing
tunings and basic service. Having to service the debt load meant there =
was
less time for concentrated learning and improvement. Now that I'm =
debt-free
except the house, there is less stress and more time for learning.
2) My wife's death in Dec. 2004 and having to keep two small boys while
juggling work. I took a year to be at home a lot with the kids and =
worked
2-3 long days a week so I could spend the rest with them to help them =
get
adjusted too. Now I'm getting them in day care to have more time for =
work
and getting to RPT. I'm also not the most naturally mechanically minded =
so I
have to think through things carefully. So, I need blocks of time to sit =
and
think through the new stuff. I'll hopefully have that in a couple of =
weeks.

One thing that has made me want to upgrade has been that ptg.org lists =
RPTs
to the general public. Good going on that one, BTW.=20

What would be an incentive to upgrading to RPT? Here's an idea: let
associates be associates, but make their fees double until they become =
RPTs.
Use the extra money to promote the RPT status. That would either be an
incentive to stay and upgrade, or leave.

John Formsma

Avery wrote:=20


This subject HAS been on ptg-L. For DAYS!!!!!!!!!! Weeks? :-(=20

Avery=20

At 09:05 AM 2/10/2006, you wrote:



Looks like this should be on ptg-l.
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Barbara Richmond

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From: Mike Kurta <mailto:mkurta@adelphia.net> =20

To: PTG Topics <mailto:ptg-l@ptg.org>  ; Pianotech
<mailto:pianotech@ptg.org> =20

Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 8:24 AM

Subject: Upgrading.....

    Standing back and taking a long look at the number of associates who
have not upgraded, how about a personal approach on a chapter level?  =
Though
there needs to be good incentives to move to RPT status, would a =
one-on-one,
face-to-face conversation with each associate by another chapter member,
officer or not, would yeild more results than all the machinations from
higher up?  Find out personally if the member has interest in upgrading, =
and
if so, how can the chapter help to move him/her in that direction?  =
There
are some who have no interest and will never be an RPT for whatever =
reason.
However, they still want to be a part of the organization.  That may =
always
be.  But the associates who plan to become RPT's perhaps can best be =
served
by a dialogue in person, privately, quietly,  from another member,  and =
that
person could also be his/her mentor through the process.   Flame suit on =
and
ready.....

    Mike Kurta=20


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