tech exam results

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Hi,
Good work fella!
Remember next time there is a window of safe passage, 
2 1/2 to 3 1/2 coils or sumtin like that. Know what passes each item.
Joe Goss RPT
Mother Goose Tools
imatunr at srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCoy" <mjmccoy at usa.com>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 9:06 AM
Subject: Re: tech exam results


> Tom,
> 
>  You're not the first to do that nor the last. You only need to retake 
> the repair section and can breeze through it next time. Good job with 
> the regulations.
> 
> Mike
> 
> 
> Mike McCoy
> Langhorne, PA
> Chapters 170 & 190
> 
> Tom Sivak wrote:
> > List
> >  
> > Thanks to all for the positive feedback and good wishes.   Seemed 
> > inappropriate to ask for the advice and all and then not divulge the 
> > results...
> >  
> > Passed both regulation portions, grand and vertical, but failed the 
> > repair section.  Actually, I got perfect scores on every single 
> > category in the repair section, but had some misfortune (=stupidity) 
> > in the stringing section.
> >  
> > Made my hitch pin loop and it was perfect.  Got my coil going on the 
> > pin and it too looked perfect except...only three coils and I was 
> > thinking, "I need four".  So I tightened it a bit more, hoping to add 
> > another coil to the pin, and BOINK.  It broke.  On a real piano 
> > there's a pitch reference, so you know how much tension a string can 
> > take, but on the little string board thingee, I had no idea how much 
> > tension I had on there.  Just stupidity.
> >  
> > And then my splice broke, too, (no excuses on this one) so I got a 
> > bunch of zeroes in the stringing section, giving me a 72. 
> >  
> > Oh well...I can take it again in about a month.  Next time for sure. 
> >  
> > Thanks again to all who offered advice and good wishes,
> >
> > Tom Sivak
> > Chicago Chapter Associate