<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7> <DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I had a letoff screw break on me on the 3-note model so couldn't finish one "note." Passed anyway which shocked me. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Had to retake the grand reg, though, which shocked me 'cause I thought I had it nailed. Go figgure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Practice is a goooood thing!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">Bon chance!</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>Alan Barnard</DIV> <DIV>Salem, Missouri</DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com"></A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 02/26/2006 10:08:38 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What a relief!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> 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 retook 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 for the test, forget it!  You will not need the extra nerve boost.  Have a cup of herbal tea instead.  Do something to relax.  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.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Make sure you get all parts travelled and aligned.  The actual 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, which is one thing that cost me lots of time in my first attempt.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>IMHO, the upright model assembly/regulation was far harder than the 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="SANSSERIF">Dave Stahl<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANSSERIF">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></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>