<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">Yes, the PTG has tests.  But they were really dishin' out RPT's 150 years ago when Joe Garrett took his "tests".  Now a days, you actually have to use your brain to pass these tests.  (tongue and check, of course!)<VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR><BR style="RIGHT: auto" class=yui-cursor></SPAN></div> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><B><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal"></SPAN></FONT></B><B><FONT color=#0000ff size=4><U>TODD PIANO WORKS</U></FONT></B> <BR><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT size=3>Matthew Todd, Piano Technician</FONT> <BR><FONT size=3>(979) 248-9578</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT color=#0000ff size=3><A href="http://www.toddpianoworks.com/" rel=nofollow target=_blank>http://www.toddpianoworks.com</A></FONT></DIV> <div><BR></div> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"> <DIV style="FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=2 face=Arial> <DIV style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; LINE-HEIGHT: 0; MARGIN: 5px 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; HEIGHT: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 0px; BORDER-TOP: #ccc 1px solid; BORDER-RIGHT: #ccc 1px solid; PADDING-TOP: 0px" class=hr contentEditable=false readonly="true"></DIV><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Gerald Groot <tunerboy3@comcast.net><BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> pianotech@ptg.org<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN></B> Sunday, November 6, 2011 11:40 AM<BR><B><SPAN style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Subject:</SPAN></B> Re: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list<BR></FONT><BR>That's a better point.  I hope you're not referring directly to me because I<BR>will reverse that on you if you are...  <BR><BR>But, that was my point too.  The PTG has tests.  They, do not.  Must you<BR>always disagree with me on pretty much everything I post?<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: <A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A> [mailto:<A href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</A>] On Behalf<BR>Of Ron Nossaman<BR>Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 12:25 PM<BR>To: <A href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" ymailto="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A><BR>Subject: Re: [pianotech] Give me a break! - was new/olde list<BR><BR>On 11/6/2011 11:03 AM, Gerald Groot wrote:<BR>> What's your point Ron?  There is a difference...<BR><BR>Only that there is a finite chance that you might not be quite as great <BR>as you seem to think you are by virtue of having passed a test.<BR><BR>Ron N<BR><BR><BR><BR></DIV></DIV></div></body></html>