An RPT is a Registered Piano Technician, who has passed stringent standardized tests to determine that s/he has at least a minimal inkling of the workings of a piano, how to make everyday repairs, and how it should be tuned.<br>
<br>A "tooner" makes like s/he is an old pro, when in fact s/he is (at best) a rank amateur who doesn't realize his/her limitations. Trouble is, the "tooner" sincerely believes s/he is an old pro. Sometimes a young "tooner" will eventually realize the folly in over-estimating his/her abilities, notice that there are old-timer professionals who are willing to help, coach, and tutor if s/he studies hard, and becomes a real piano technician. Sadly, some manage (somehow) to make a career of making careers for others who have the exasperating responsibility of cleaning up the "tooner's" work and informing the unfortunate piano owners that they are paying more to fix the things the "tooner" ruined than it would have cost to do it right the first time.<br>
<br>Somewhere in between is the student of piano technology who realizes that s/he is not the finest concert tuner in town, that s/he cannot do the most magnificent regulation on the finest instrument, that s/he has not seen everything bad that can happen or be done to a piano. That student may or may not have started life as a "tooner", but s/he has a chance at becoming one of the best by recognizing his/her shortcomings and working hard to overcome them.<br>
<br>BTW, there are "tooners" in every business.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 10:53 AM, A E <<a href="mailto:eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk">eve_ane@hotmail.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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I'm sorry but I had to ask I've seen someone write this before, whats the difference between an RPT tuner, and a "tooner" as so you put?<br>
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Alicia<br><br><br>
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Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:48:41 -0500<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"><br><br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Try Bellingham, Washington. Seattle is saturated, but northern Washington needs more good RPT's. There are "tooners" up there and a few RPT's, but not enough.</font> <br>
<br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">That's all I have to give.</font> <br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Formerly from WA.</font> <br><br><font face="sans-serif" size="2">Paul</font> <br><br><br><br>
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<br>Thanks, and I hope to chat some more in the future.<br><br>~Andy Reach, 23, Boston</font> <br></div></div></blockquote><br><hr>Miss your Messenger buddies when on-the-go? <a href="http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/msnnkmgl0010000001ukm/direct/01/" target="_blank">Get Messenger on your Mobile!</a></div>
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