Wichita PTG AUGUST 2015

Newsletter of the Wichita Chapter, Piano Technicians Guild
5 August 2015

The mission of the Piano Technicians Guild it to promote the highest possible standards of piano service by providing members with opportunities for professional development, by recognizing technical competence through examinations and by advancing the interests of its members

Officers
PTG Wichita Chapter officers
President Joe Wisner
Vice President Gary Telleen
Secretary David Norman
Treasurer Marty Hess
Newsletter Editor Roy Howard (with assistance from Kent Willis)

Next Meeting August 13

There was no June or July chapter meeting. See INDEX

The August meeting will be held at the Service Center of USD259

President's notes:
The meeting will be at the USD259 service center, Thrusday Aug 11 2015 at 7:00. Please be on time so that we can all walk back to the piano shop area together (security reasons).

It has been a fast two months since our last meeting; there is much news to report. This will be a good time to start talking about future plans/ideas for our chapter to be involved in.
Since this is the first meeting after the National Convention, there will be various reports from those who attended. I'll have a report on the council meeting. I attended a leadership forum and intend to converse with other chapter presidents on things we can do for chapter meetings, projects, attendance, etc.
I hope everyone has had a good summer, I know mine was. I am looking forward to seeing all of you again.
Joe Wisner

Duane Hanks, RPT, passed the PTG Tuning Exam July 27 in Dallas TX completing his qualification as a Registered Piano Technician! Duane, Nathan... who is next from the ranks of Larry's weekly tech meeting?

Asociación Mundial de Luthiers

Roy Howard reports from Ecuador at the conclusion of a 4 week conference that the Luthiers, Piano Technicians, and Wind Instrument Repair Technicians from Spain, Panamá, Chile, Argentina, and Ecuador participated in an series of workshops to train trainers and mentors who teach musical instrument repair. He is also working to establish an accreditation process for courses and conferences worldwide, and a multilingual glossary of technical terms and processes.

Technical

Don't miss the August technical at the USD 259 piano shop

TRAINING

Howard Piano Industries has a valuable discussion page - Forum

PianoTek Tek-Letter

Piano Technicians Journal Media on YouTube

For PTG member resources go to www.my.ptg.org

To answer questions about player pianos go to Player Care.com

Professionalism

Professional: A member of a profession who displays the following 10 traits:
1. Knowledge and skills of a profession.
2. Commitment to self-improvement of skills and knowledge.
3. Service orientation.
4. Pride in the profession.
5. Covenantal relationship with the client.
6. Creativity and innovation.
7. Conscience and trustworthiness.
8. Accountability for his or her work.
9. Ethically sound decision making.
10. Leadership.
Professionalism: The active demonstration of the traits of a professional.
Professional socialization (professionalization): The process of inculcating a profession’s attitudes, values, and behaviors in a professional. The goal of professional socialization is to develop professionalism, as defined by the 10 character traits above.