<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2600.0" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN class=854310316-04022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>I took the American School Of Piano Tuning course in late 1979.  I'm sure = there have been some changes since then, but it was a pretty good starter course.  I've abandoned completely their recommended tuning = procedure (2 octave C to C) for the F to F temperament that is most commonly = used.  You get some basics and some feedback, especially good if you don't have = some seasoned technicians around to monitor your work.  It cost me $300 = back then and it's $950 now.</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=854310316-04022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=854310316-04022004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff = size=2>Gary Bruce, RPT</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader dir=ltr align=left><FONT = face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Barry [mailto:bfd.dsl@pacific.net.au]<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, February 02, = 2004 3:43 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Piano List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Correspondence tuning courses<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Hi everyone..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I would like to get some reaction from you regarding the = correspondence courses available.. eg: Randy Potter and the American School of Tuning = etc.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>There are no "hands on" courses available in Australia anymore = except occasional apprenticeships.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Has anyone successfully passed one of these correspondence = courses and would you recommend them?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV>Barry</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>