[pianotech] Pianotech?

[William Monroe]

Yep, valid reasons to be sure.  But I also think it's also pretty clear
that Susan prioritizes this one particular festival over convention.  Why
do they have to have the festival the same week every year.........   ;-]

Certainly there is truth to what both Wim and Susan are saying.  If
convention is your priority, you will go.  If not, not.  And yes, it would
be nice if schedules lined up for everyone, but they don't.  And while
Susan obviously has this conflict when Annual is usually held, I'd hasten
to suggest that if convention is moved one way or another, someone else
will have irreconcilable conflicts.

And don't get me wrong, I'm not necessarily saying that altering the timing
for convention shouldn't be done.  It might be a very reasonable, viable
option.  But no doubt there are real reasons why convention is held when it
is (hotel rates, perhaps).  I doubt very much this scheduling is arbitrary.

William R. Monroe





On Thu, Jul 19, 2012 at 10:49 AM, Encore Pianos
<encorepianos at metrocast.net>wrote:

> Doesn’t sound like excuses to me at all.  Sounds like valid reasons.****
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> Will Truitt****
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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Susan Kline
> *Sent:* Thursday, July 19, 2012 11:34 AM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Pianotech?****
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> Well, Wim, in this case the conflicts are far more often than not.
> In (2000?) the convention finally was held a week earlier than the
> festival, and I went to Chicago and attended. (I remember
> meeting you there.) And I met Guy Nichols there, who is sorely
> missed.
>
> In 2010, they were a week apart, but I was housebound convalescing
> from Guillain Barre Syndrome. (Double vision, neuropathy, not nice).
> It did allow Jeff Hickey to stand in for me. He'd been running the
> convention in Las Vegas, which conflicted with another local festival
> I always tune for. We had the very devil of a time getting that covered.
> It showed me that concert tuners are pretty scarce (and VERY busy!)
> around here.
>
> I think what I'm trying to say is that sometimes excuses are true.
>
> Susan Kline
>
> tnrwim at aol.com wrote: ****
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> Susan****
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> 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". ****
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> Wim****
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> Sent from my iPhone****
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>
> 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: ****
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> Well, Wim, Not everyone can make it to the convention ;-)****
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> So there .............****
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>  ****
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>  ****
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> Duaine****
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>  ****
>
> 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> <dahechler at att.net>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> <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 ;-)****
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> So there .............****
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> On 07/17/2012 12:37 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:****
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> > If you would have come to the convention you would have found out.****
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> > Wim :)****
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> > Yes, it will continue for at least another 6 months****
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> > Sent from my iPhone****
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> > On Jul 17, 2012, at 10:00 AM, "Joseph Garrett"<joegarrett at earthlink.net>  ****
>
> wrote:****
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> >** **
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> >> Any news on the destiny of this list?****
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> >> Joe****
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> >>** **
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> >> Joe Garrett, R.P.T.****
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> >> Captain of the Tool Police****
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> >> Squares R I****
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