SV: Stringing jig

[terryb]

Michelle etal,

I don't think we should be practicing to pass the test. We should be 
practicing for the real world, that is real pianos. If a tech can 
successfully splice, replace as string, or make a hitch pin loop on a real 
piano, then he or she should be able to do it on the stringing jig. If one 
practices only on a stringing jig, he or she may be able to pass the test, 
but may not be too successful doing the job on a real piano.

I never saw the stringing jig until I took the exam. Unfortunately the jig 
was not clamped to anything which made it difficult to do the work as one 
hand was needed just to hold the jig from moving. I passed anyway.

Terry Beckingham RPT

At 03:24 PM 5/3/2007 -0500, you wrote:

>Hi all.  Steve, thanks for coming to my defense!  I d like to recreate the 
>testing environment as much as possible.
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>Have a good one!
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>Michelle
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>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On 
>Behalf Of Steve Blasyak
>Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 10:39 AM
>To: Pianotech List
>Subject: RE: SV: Stringing jig
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>Hey Now,
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>In defense of Michelle. That is not what you are tested on! Why not 
>practice by trying to similate the test conditions.
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>Steve
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>Pura Vida
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:aras6310 at yahoo.se>Aras
>To: <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>Pianotech List
>Sent: 5/3/2007 4:07:36 AM
>Subject: SV: Stringing jig
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>Why not get an old piano to practice on?
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>Michelle Smith <michelle at smithpianoservice.com> skrev:
>Hi all.  Does anyone have a stringing jig they would like to sell for 
>not-too-much money?  I need to start thinking about the PTG technical exam.
>Thanks!
>Michelle Smith
>Smith Piano Service
>Bastrop, Texas
>(512) 466-0238
>michelle at smithpianoservice.com
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