Dave, I'm just wondering why you posted all this? Especially without any comment about it! Avery At 09:05 AM 06/26/03 -0700, you wrote: >The results of your email command are provided below. >Attached is your >original message. > > >- Unprocessed: > Quoting from "The Tuning Examination, A Source >Book", > page 1, paragraph 2 of "Learning to Pass The PTG > Tuning Examination": > "This exam provides both an objective baseline for > minimum or "entry level" tuning skills of >Registered > Piano Technicians and a sufficient challenge for >the > masters of our craft." (Michael Travis, RPT) > Scheduled to "Just Do It" November 2003, > Dave Davis > (RPT wanna be) > Renton, WA > >Phil Bondi wrote: > > Rick Moody, or anyone else thinking about taking >the > > tuning exam: > > > > Take it. > > > > No it's not easy because the parameters are >fairly > > tight up and down the > >- Ignored: > > instrument, BUT, it's fair enough to the point >that > > the Examiners talk to > > you about literally every interval along the >way. > > > > It's a cheap way to have 3 RPT's examine your >work, > > and you might just pass > > the test anyway. > > > > It's well-worth $90 to take the test..do it. > > > > I was fortunate before taking the exam to have >on > > average 3 pianos a day to > > tune..and I was determined to pass the test >strictly > > aurally. I did. I'm not > > tooting my own horn here, but for every person > > taking the Tuning Exam, there > > are going to be at least that many scenarios >about > > how the tech taking the > > test gets there. I was fortunate to properly >prepare > > myself for what was in > > front of me by tuning the badly scaled pianos > > aurally as well as the > > well-scaled pianos. > > > > I realize not all of us are that >fortunate..but..the > > test is fair, and it's > > cheap if you consider the time taken by all to > > prepare you for the exam. > > > > I truly despise Nike, but they said it >best...just > > do it. > > > > -Phil Bondi (Fl.) > > phil@philbondi.com > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! > http://sbc.yahoo.com > >- Done. >Hi, > >Quoting from "The Tuning Examination, A Source Book", >page 1, paragraph 2 of "Learning to Pass The PTG >Tuning Examination": > >"This exam provides both an objective baseline for >minimum or "entry level" tuning skills of Registered >Piano Technicians and a sufficient challenge for the >masters of our craft." (Michael Travis, RPT) > >The key phrase is "minimum...tuning skills", not "hey >look, I'm better 'cause I took the test on a >_____(insert favorite brand of poor piano). > >Scheduled to "Just Do It" November 2003, > >Dave Davis >(RPT wanna be) >Renton, WA > > >Phil Bondi wrote: > > Rick Moody, or anyone else thinking about taking the > > tuning exam: > > > > Take it. > > > > No it's not easy because the parameters are fairly > > tight up and down the > > instrument, BUT, it's fair enough to the point that > > the Examiners talk to > > you about literally every interval along the way. > > > > It's a cheap way to have 3 RPT's examine your work, > > and you might just pass > > the test anyway. > > > > It's well-worth $90 to take the test..do it. > > > > I was fortunate before taking the exam to have on > > average 3 pianos a day to > > tune..and I was determined to pass the test strictly > > aurally. I did. I'm not > > tooting my own horn here, but for every person > > taking the Tuning Exam, there > > are going to be at least that many scenarios about > > how the tech taking the > > test gets there. I was fortunate to properly prepare > > myself for what was in > > front of me by tuning the badly scaled pianos > > aurally as well as the > > well-scaled pianos. > > > > I realize not all of us are that fortunate..but..the > > test is fair, and it's > > cheap if you consider the time taken by all to > > prepare you for the exam. > > > > I truly despise Nike, but they said it best...just > > do it. > > > > -Phil Bondi (Fl.) > > phil@philbondi.com > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! >http://sbc.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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