Laws, Your Permit to Tune Card

Michael Jorgensen Michael.Jorgensen@cmich.edu
Thu, 17 Jun 1999 10:18:21 -0400


So here it is folks,
     You must send in a $75.00 application fee, plus a $45.
administration fee for approval to register for tests which will cost
$475.  (allow six months).
After passing tests within 30 days you will receive your temporary
"Permit to Tune" card before the picture ID comes which will contain all
of the following.  ]

John Q Tuner
DOB:  8/15/55
weight:  175'
height:  5'9"
Eye Color: Blue
sex:  M
race:  W
work level:  2B
Highest Attained Tuning Score: 92,  2/03/04
SAT score:  47% --1974
Business Assets Class Level:  D
Limitations:  General type B
        Approved for tuning, voicing, regulating of instruments of value
under $50,000  (see note D)
Approved temperaments:  ET, WT, MT

Permit to Tune must be shown to the customer before any work begins,
Failure to do so is punishable with a $5,000. fine and or 90 days in
jail.  Performing piano service without this card is punishable by a
fine not more than $50,000. and/or up to two years in prison.

Note D, Pursuant to public Act #66648697 RPT, a waiver can be obtained
with variance pending Federal Bureau of Tuning Standards approval where
imposing of the piano evaluation limitation clause can be demonstrated
to show sufficient public interests would benefit by raising this
evaluation limitation to a number not to exceed 40% of the original
limitation imposed by the FBT.

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