Shawn, Please check your system clock or date. I think it's off as your posts wind up at the other end of my In box. You know, the end with the posts that I read a very long time ago. all the best, Greg At 07:26 PM 1/10/2004, you wrote: >Bob you have some good points, how ever this >brand of testing could never be considered. If >it ever came to pass everyone who's an RPT would >have to be retested just to make things >fair. It still gets me when I think of how the >exams were more of a back slapping affair in the >past. We have some folks who are classified as >RPT's now who could never pass the tests of >today. Someone should look in to that! >----- Original Message ----- >From: <mailto:ITUNEPIANO at aol.com>ITUNEPIANO at aol.com >To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>pianotech at ptg.org >Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 4:45 PM >Subject: Re: tough enough > >In a message dated 8/11/2007 11:17:12 A.M. >Eastern Daylight Time, ><mailto:paulrevenkojones at aol.com>paulrevenkojones at aol.com writes: >"How long an exam do you want?" > >Hi Paul. A piano uniformly 3 or 4 cents flat >will better simulate the average piano in the >field. That's not flat enough to skew the >accuracy of the test by reason of instability - >especially since we are moving only center >strings. The current method of one string flat, >one sharp is very annoying, because we NEVER see >a piano like that out in the field. If the >piano were detuned 8 cents, then a pitch raise >would be needed, and 20 min could be allowed for >that. It wouldn't need to to be scored, the >tuning test itself would score it. I adjust >pitch all day long, during or prior to tuning, >depending on the situation. The tuning test should simulate that IMHO. > > >Bob Maret, RPT >Piano Technician > > > > >---------- >Get a sneak peek of the all-new ><http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982>AOL.com. Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté www.gregspianoforte.com 216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) 2003,04,05 & 06 winners of Angie's List Super Service Award -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070812/6a846362/attachment-0001.html
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