Thanks for the response, how (short of asking the tuner) do i find out if someone is registered? M@ ---------- From: pianotech[SMTP:pianotech@byu.edu] Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 1996 7:58 AM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Newbie I would respond to the Kranich & Bach question, but I'll let Newton tell us what HE really thinks! Regarding fixing up your piano yourself, my first response would have been, "Oh, no. Not another one of THOSE guys." I have seen pianos ruined by well-intentioned, untrained people. HOWEVER, I also recently tuned a player piano on which a lot of the refurbishing of action parts and regulating were done by its doctor/owner, and it was really well done. Obviously, the guy has good small motor skills and eye-hand coordination! If you are PATIENT, have some good reference material, and have someone knowledgeable to ask questions of, it is possible that you could do the work without doing permanent damage. Just don't do ANYTHING until you have all your ducks in a row! Regarding screening procedures for tuners, even tho I am not a member of the PTG, if I could not tune and were in a new town looking for a tuner, I would seek an RPT (registered piano technician), and this is what I tell people if they ask me. It's the only screening procedure that exists. Barb Barasa Sycamore IL
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