Keith, The "waiting period" you referred to is intended to allow the local chapter time to notify the home office of any reason they may have for denying your membership application. This happens infrequently, and has to do mostly with unethical behavior or felony convictions. It is set up such that if the chapter does nothing, you will be a member after 120 days. During that 120 day period, once you have paid your dues, you will receive the monthly PTG Journal, and you will be eligible for member's prices on the various publications and other merchandise available through the PTG store. Most chapters welcome visitors, especially those who want to join and become technicians. You don't have to have completed the membership application process in order to begin attending meetings. Assuming you want to begin enjoying the benefits of PTG membership as soon as possible, do this: 1. Submit you membership application and application fee online at ptg.org 2. Call the chapter president (contact info is at ptg.org) and tell him you are submitting a membership applicataion and would like to start attending meetings. 3. When the home office sends you your dues invoice, pay it immediately. hope this helps Mike keith.h.gardner at exxonmobil.com wrote: > Thanks Mike. I think I saw a waiting period for joining the PTG of 3 to 6 > months? unless a chapter officer signs my form, expediting the process. Is > a Northern VA officer likely to do that, 'sight unseen' if I contact them? > > Keith H. Gardner > Global Baseoil Supply Advisor > Lubricants and Specialties > 703-846-3387 > keith.h.gardner at exxonmobil.com > > > > Mike Spalding > <mike.spalding > 1 at verizon.net> To > Sent by: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org> > pianotech-boun cc > ces at ptg.org > Subject > Re: Brand new to posting.- tuning > 10/10/2007 mentor? > 08:35 AM > > > Please respond > to > Pianotech List > <pianotech at ptg > .org> > > > > > > > > > Keith, > I second everything Phil said, especially the welcome. And while you're > at the PTG site, join the organization and begin attending the meetings > of your local chapter. You'll learn a lot just by being there, and it's > a good way to meet prospective mentors. Skilled and experienced techs > will be much more willing to share their time and expertise with you, if > they see this evidence of your commitment. > > Mike > > Phil Bondi wrote: > >> Welcome Keith. >> >> Try going to the PTG website - www.ptg.org and look for technicians in >> your area. Try contacting them and see if one of them would give you a >> helping hand. >> >> There's a few schools out there - a very good correspondence course, >> but nothing beats a good one-on-one. >> >> Good luck. >> >> -Phil Bondi(Fl) >> >> >> > > > >
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