<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCI= I"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; BORDER-T= OP-STYLE: none; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; BORDER-LE= FT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin== 7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7>I know what you mean...those darn 3 not= e actions...BUT...now your ready for those darn 88 note actions...;-]&n= bsp;  Congratulations!  <BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>P= acifica, California<BR><BR><BR><BR> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5p= x; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <HR> Original message<BR>From: Piannaman@aol.com<BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org<BR= >Received: 2/26/2006 1:41:31 PM<BR>Subject: What a relief!<BR><BR><FONT= id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV align=left> For those of you on the exam prep list, forgive= the duplicate posting!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>After failing both parts of the regulation test last July, I retoo= k them this morning and passed both....ahhhhh....now I feel like taking= a long nap!  I'll wait a little bit before scheduling the tuning = test.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tips for those who are going to take these tests:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you're planning on having that extra cup of coffee to get up fo= r the test, forget it!  You will not need the extra nerve boost.&n= bsp; Have a cup of herbal tea instead.  Do something to relax.&nbs= p; Listen to some really soft music on the way.  I went for a bike= ride this AM to disperse the excess nervous energy I woke up with.</DI= V> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Make sure you get all parts travelled and aligned.  The actua= l regulation goes pretty smoothly once those things are done.  If = you don't get things in a row first, you'll do lots of backtracking, wh= ich is one thing that cost me lots of time in my first attemp= t.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>IMHO, the upright model assembly/regulation was far harder than th= e grand because of the 3-note factor.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's all I have to say...I'm going to sleep now!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSS= ERIF">Dave Stahl<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSS= ERIF">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR>= <A href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U>= </FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>