Susan Over the years the convention has been held as early as the middle of June and as late as the end of July. Of course there are always conflicts. But to use 7 different excuses is just a way of saying "the convention isn't worth anything to me". Wim Sent from my iPhone On Jul 17, 2012, at 9:10 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote: > Well, Wim, there is also one piano tuner who has tuned for a small music festival > every year I could for fifteen years. Missed when my mother died in 2004, missed > when I was home ill in 2010, otherwise always there. I just got back from it. > > Now, if PTG would DEIGN to hold its convention EVEN ONCE at a time other than > exactly the SAME WEEK in July, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ATTEND!!! > > They depend on me. I like them. Even if I were willing to miss their festival, > they'd be very hard put to find another qualified tuner the week of the convention. > > Why is it written that this particular week MUST be the time of the institute > every single year? Not a week earlier, not a week later, but always THAT WEEK? > > frustrated ... > Susan Kline, RPT > > tnrwim at aol.com wrote: >> >> >> Well, Wim, Not everyone can make it to the convention ;-) >> >> So there ............. >> >> >> >> >> >> Duaine >> >> There are piano tuners who say they can't afford to attend the convention. There are piano tuners who say they don't have the time. And there are piano tuners who think the convention is not worth attending. But then there are piano tuners for whom the PTG Annual Convention is THE most important event of the year, and they will do anything to attend. What so ironic is that they keep showing up year after year, because they've somehow found the time and the money to attend. Maybe there's something to that. >> >> Attached is an article I wrote after the convention in 1995, which I've updated for this year. But the sentiment is the same. It probably won't change your mind about not wanting to come to Chicago next year, but it's at least a different perspective of why my wife and I go every year. >> >> Wim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Duaine Hechler <dahechler at att.net> >> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> >> Sent: Tue, Jul 17, 2012 7:58 am >> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Pianotech? >> >> Well, Wim, Not everyone can make it to the convention ;-) >> >> So there ............. >> >> On 07/17/2012 12:37 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote: >> > If you would have come to the convention you would have found out. >> > >> > Wim :) >> > >> > Yes, it will continue for at least another 6 months >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > >> > On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:00 AM, "Joseph Garrett"<joegarrett at earthlink.net> >> wrote: >> > >> >> Any news on the destiny of this list? >> >> Joe >> >> >> >> >> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T. >> >> Captain of the Tool Police >> >> Squares R I >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Duaine Hechler >> Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ >> Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding >> Reed Organ Society Member >> Florissant, MO 63034 >> (314) 838-5587 >> dahechler at att.net >> www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com >> -- >> Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years >> -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120718/e8c484c0/attachment.htm>
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