<HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent"> <DIV>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?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Paul</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV><STRONG>"If you want to know the truth, stop having opinions" (Chinese fortune cookie)</STRONG></DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 02/27/07 22:09:01 Central Standard Time, fortefile@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"> <DIV> <STYLE type=text/css> .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial} a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal} </STYLE> My understanding is that no ETDs are allowed during the temperament<BR>section of the RPT tuning exam...<BR><BR>However, I know a few technicians who use the second hand on their <BR>analog wrist watch as a guide to set beat speeds. <BR><BR>So a wrist watch is technically a electronic device that assists with<BR>tuning. Does that make it an ETD and therefore disallowed during<BR>the tuning exam?<BR><BR><BR><BR>[k]<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE> <DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>