Updated Bylaws Report for those of you who are delegates

[Ron Berry]

I consider myself admonished. My goal was not to start discussion of these 
topics on this list but to make delegates aware that there was new 
information they needed to have before Council. Any discussion of this does 
belong on PTG-L. 

My apologies to the list.

ron

On 13 Jun 2007 at 18:44, Dean May wrote:

> 
> 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
> Dean May cell 812.239.3359 
> PianoRebuilders.com812.235.5272 
> Terre Haute IN 47802
> 
> 
> 
> 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 < 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/
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
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> 
> Makes me feel respected and appreciated. (Irony alert.)
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> 
> 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. 
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> 
> Inspiration feels vastly different than exclusion and judgement.
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> 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 
> greatestpianos 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.
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> 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...." 
> 
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> 
> 
> 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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