In a message dated 6/20/99 7:57:11 PM Central Daylight Time, you write: << Just friday I took and passed the Norwegian version, and am now a full fledged member of the Norwegian Pianostemmer and Tekniker Forbund (association). So I feel like I should have a reasonable chance of making the PTG test (even tho the PTG detunes in such a strange fashion.) At the very least the experience and comparision would be enlightening. (snip) Richard Brekne I.C.P.T.G. N.P.T.F >> Please tell us about the Norwegian version of the Piano Technicians Exam. I, and I am sure many others would be interested to hear about it. Specifically, how was your piano detuned? Did you have to do a pitch raise tuning? If so, how much? Did they use electronic devices to grade your tuning or was it done subjectively but by an individual or panel of people who were considered professional and expert? By the way, I am not opposed at all to ET being the standard for the tuning exam. I think our exam should stay the way it is now with the possible exception of a small change in standard for the 7th octave. And for that matter, I am not opposed to ET and never have been but I am opposed to the notion that ET must be used exclusively and I believe in the right to choose an alternative. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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