Richard, Bill,
At 08:55 03/27/2001 +0200, you wrote:
I said,
> > I have repeatedly stated that I would be willing to take the standardized
> > exam.
>The test is interesting in itself... well worth taking for the simple
>experience
>of taking it.
>--
>Richard Brekne
>You may have read that doing so will benefit you personally. It's true.
>Bill Bremmer RPT
Confession time.
To be the most accurate, I should say complete/retake the test. I
attempted the test at a regional seminar at DeKalb, Ill (former home of
Wurlitzer) back in the early '80s. The only problem was that I had come
down with a nasty cold. Colds are sentient beings - they know where best
to attack. If you are a vocalist, they go for the throat: if you are a
piano tuner, they go for the head/ears.
My ears were so stuffed, I didn't recognise my own voice, but since I had
already paid for the exam I gave it the ol' college try. Yes, I was
easily into CTE territory until I got to the top octave. That is where the
cold really struck. I believe that I was >50¢ off on ONE note. Arrrgh!!!
Benefit? As a ( then much younger) aural tuner, I realised I couldn't
always use "dead reckoning", and have since always used many, many more
checks before I consider the tuning complete. Brashness of youth meets
reality...
> > I don't think of either you or myself as being terrifically old.
>
>Yes... that is a difficult one to come to grips with Conrad. But at some
>point we
>simply have to look in the mirror and admit that we are not young 20
>yearold bucks
>anymore. Im pushing 50,
I broke that durn mirror, abandoned my razor to hide from reality and can
still see my toes without bending over, but I don't consider 55 a speed
limit. My main problem is that my IQ and my age are rapidly converging...
Conrad Hoffsommer - Luther College, Decorah, IA - where,
-if it matters to you, the area code is now 563.
Usually I try to take it one day at a time, but lately several have
attacked me at once...
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