<html> <body> Shawn, <x-tab>        </x-tab>Please check your system clock or date. I think it's off as your posts wind up at the other end of my In box. You know, the end with the posts that I read a very long time ago. all the best, Greg At 07:26 PM 1/10/2004, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Bob you have some good points, how ever this brand of testing could never be considered.  If it ever came to pass everyone who's an RPT would have to be retested just to make things fair.  It still gets me when I think of how the exams were more of a back slapping affair in the past.  We have some folks who are classified as RPT's now who could never pass the tests of today.  Someone should look in to that!  <dl> <dd>----- Original Message ----- <dd>From: <a href="mailto:ITUNEPIANO@aol.com">ITUNEPIANO@aol.com</a> <dd>To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a> <dd>Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2007 4:45 PM <dd>Subject: Re: tough enough <dd>In a message dated 8/11/2007 11:17:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, <a href="mailto:paulrevenkojones@aol.com">paulrevenkojones@aol.com</a> writes: <dl> <dd>"How long an exam do you want?" <dd>  <dd>Hi Paul.  A piano uniformly 3 or 4 cents flat will better simulate  the average piano in the field.  That's not flat enough to skew the accuracy of the test by reason of instability - especially since we are moving only center strings.  The current method of one string flat, one sharp is very annoying, because we NEVER see a piano like that out in the field.  If the piano were detuned 8 cents, then a pitch raise would be needed, and 20 min could be allowed for that.  It wouldn't need to to be scored, the tuning test itself would score it.  I adjust pitch all day long, during or prior to tuning, depending on the situation.  The tuning test should simulate that IMHO.   </dl> <dd>  <dd>Bob Maret, RPT <dd>Piano Technician <hr> <dd>Get a sneak peek of the all-new <a href="http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour/?ncid=AOLAOF00020000000982"> AOL.com</a>. </blockquote> <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> </dl>Greg Newell Greg's Piano Forté <a href="http://www.gregspianoforte.com/" eudora="autourl"> www.gregspianoforte.com </a>216-226-3791 (office) 216-470-8634 (mobile) 2003,04,05 & 06 winners of Angie's List Super Service Award </body> </html>