Updated Bylaws Report for those of you who are delegates

[Dean May]

Now Paul, were you going to give the same admonishment to Ron Berry? Or is
David special? (of course we all know he is!)

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of paul bruesch
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2007 4:39 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Updated Bylaws Report for those of you who are delegates

 

David,

 

As a paid member, you ARE able to sign up to be permitted access to PTG-L,
which is precisely where this commentary belongs, assuming it needs to be
aired anywhere at all. Please keep it OFF this non-political, technical
list. 

 

Paul Bruesch

Stillwater, MN

 

On 6/13/07, David Andersen < <mailto:david at davidandersenpianos.com>
david at davidandersenpianos.com> wrote:

 

On Jun 13, 2007, at 7:53 AM, Ron Berry wrote:





I received an updated Bylaws report which I have posted on the web. There

is a directory of late and updated submissions at 

 <http://www.ptg.org/members/docs/2007/Council/>
http://www.ptg.org/members/docs/2007/Council/





ron

 

As an apparently endangered and, in some quarters, reviled "associate," I'm
not sure if I can post to, or go on, PTG-L.


 

Let's see: 4,300 members of PTG; less than 400 at the National Convention;
to me, if I was active and "owned-in" to  an organization's well-being,
those numbers suck. And reveal some deep disconnect between leadership and
membership. And now a portion of our membership is actively pursuing more
judgement, more exclusion. 


 

Makes me feel respected and appreciated. (Irony alert.)


 

The RPT test standards, IMO, are ridiculously low. I have followed RPTs and
their work for 25 years. The good ones are awesome, and deeply inspirational
to me---but that's several.  The others---the majority---are just tune & run
guys, with no real interest in piano service. 


 

Inspiration feels vastly different than exclusion and judgement.


 

This is offered with humility; I am one of a big (relative to our
discussion---in the hundreds) number of gifted and hard-working men and
women who work on some of the greatest pianos in the world on a daily basis,
for some of the greatest artists that ever lived---and have made a decision,
for whatever considered and no doubt intentional reason, to either not use
or not pursue the RPT designation. If I was leading a non-profit service
organization based on a highly personalized, difficult, and prized
skillset---maintaining great pianos at their highest level---I would
literally fall over myself extending hands to those of our profession who
have risen to the top of their game, whether members or not. I would welcome
and treasure their real-world, hard-won input. I would ask them, in an
atmosphere of collegiality, equality, and respect, why they have chosen not
to support our fantastic PTG and its best-in-the-world continuing education
programs. I would ask them what we can do as a Guild to feel like and be an
organization that attracts more than 6 or 7% of its total membership to its
national conference.


 

This is written and sent with respect and gratitude that PTG exists and that
it provides me with an excellent teaching platform, among many other
tangible and ethereal benefits; we have a sacred obligation to pass on our
hard-won skills to the next generation. I write this because I love our work
and our Guild, and as a positive force, willing to work towards
understanding and unafraid of genuine, authentic, and respectful
communication, confrontation, and resolution---another " highly
personalized, difficult, and prized skillset...." 


 

My best to you----and see some of you in Kansas City. Please feel free to
buttonhole me about this subject.


 

David Andersen

Malibu, CA


 

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