The Wristwatch: An ETD?

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Well, to put in a little ad, this question could be addressed to ExamPrep at ptg.org, which is a list dedicated to helping Associates who are preparing for the RPT exams.
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Ed Sutton

-----Original Message-----
>From: PAULREVENKOJONES <paulrevenkojones at aol.com>
>Sent: Feb 28, 2007 1:13 AM
>To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: The Wristwatch: An ETD?
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>Only if it's battery-driven :-). Is it an ETD if it's wind-up? Shouldn't this question, although interesting, be addressed to ETSC?
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>Paul
>
>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)
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>In a message dated 02/27/07 22:09:01 Central Standard Time, fortefile at gmail.com writes:
>My understanding is that no ETDs are allowed during the temperament
>section of the RPT tuning exam...
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>However, I know a few technicians who use the second hand on their 
>analog wrist watch as a guide to set beat speeds. 
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>So a wrist watch is technically a electronic device that assists with
>tuning. Does that make it an ETD and therefore disallowed during
>the tuning exam?
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