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<div>Tom,</div>
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<div>Good advice from Jerry and all the others who responded. </div>
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<div>As for the stringing, as of February, we had to do a splice, a coil, and an individual hitch pin loop. I don't think that's changed. </div>
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<div>Make sure to ALIGN and TRAVEL all the parts in the regulation portion before trying to get them to proper specs</div>
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<div>If you've practiced enough so that you don't have to think about things too much, but rather do them automatically, you'll do fine. The nerves can really do a number on your thought process.</div>
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<div>I'll only add this: DON'T drink that extra cup of coffee beforehand. In fact, soothing tea might be better, as you'll have no trouble staying awake. Listen to Jobim or something equally soft on the ride over. </div>
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<div>Think pastoral thoughts, be confident, and kick butt! Good luck.</div>
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Sent: Fri, 25 Aug 2006 4:41 PM<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Tonight, create a separate tool/supply bag for each section of the test (stringing tools, regulating tools, repair tools and supplies). At the start of each section, lay out the tools from the appropriate bag. This will save valuable minutes by not searching for tools. It also helps to keep you more calm and organized.</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<div class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I use the </SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Pearl River</SPAN></FONT><FONT face=Arial color=navy size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: navy; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> zippered mesh bags that they give out at every show.</SPAN></FONT></div>
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<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">On Behalf Of </SPAN></B>Tom Sivak<br>
<B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Friday, August 25, 2006 4:49 PM<br>
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<div class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0.5in"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">Tomorrow I take the Technical Exam. Any advice from those of you who have gone through it? <br>
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The one question that no one seems to be able to answer is: how is the test scored? For instance, the stringing portion of the test, three tasks in 20 minutes; are they equal in scoring weight? If I get stuck and don't have time to finish one of them, which one should I leave undone? </SPAN></FONT></div>
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