[CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner)

[Cy Shuster]

The RPT requirement for setting a temperament aurally was the tipping point 
in my decision to advance beyond an ETD-dependent tuner, who never replaced 
a string (not even plain wire), and move north to Boston for a year to go to 
NBSS.

As a player, a feel sure that my TuneLab tunings were good, and I did aural 
unisons, but they weren't stable.  And now I can truly maintain an 
instrument, not just pitch raise.  And I really know how to use TuneLab now!

--Cy--


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Israel Stein " <custos3 at comcast.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Cc: <caut-request at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:36 PM
Subject: [CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner)


> On Monday, October 22, 2007 11:01:44 AM Jeff Tanner wrote:
>
>>Taking the RPT exams does not make anyone a better piano technician.  It 
>>simply evaluates his/her skills.
>
> Jeff,
>
> Well, not exactly.  The prospect of facing the exams often motivates 
> technicians to significantly upgrade their skills. Taking the exams often 
> does motivate people to become better technicians and does contribute to 
> their understanding of what exactly some of this work is all about... 
> People learn an awful lot when fworking under pressure...
>
> Otherwise, an excellent post.
>
> Israel Stein
>
>
>