<!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 6.00.2900.2802" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; = FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 bgColor=#ffffff leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 = rightMargin=7> <DIV><FONT size=3>HI Dave,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>How long did you wait to become an RPT after joining = the guild as an associate member?  I'm not in a hurry, just curious because I = want ample time to prepare and do everything possible to learn this trade first.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>A local tech gave me the name of a lady who wanted = her piano tuned. It turned out that she was price shopping and RPT shopping. She = asked if I was an RPT. I told her that I was joing the guild, associate = member.  She has it in her mind since a piano teacher told her that anyone less than = an RPT wasn't good enough for her. So, I figure, I better have my sightes on = the RPT level as a future goal not one to stress over, but one to keep in the = back of my mind.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>I'm just enjoying my new membership and the = excitement of going to the convention this year.  However, I want to keep = learning and moving forward one tuning pin at at ime. ;)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=3>Marshall</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Piannaman@aol.com href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, February 26, 2006 = 9:41 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> What a relief!</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 = size=2> <DIV> For those of you on the exam prep list, forgive the = duplicate posting!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>After failing both parts of the regulation test last July, I = retook them this morning and passed both....ahhhhh....now I feel like taking a = long nap!  I'll wait a little bit before scheduling the tuning = test.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tips for those who are going to take these tests:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>If you're planning on having that extra cup of coffee to get up = for the test, forget it!  You will not need the extra nerve boost.  = Have a cup of herbal tea instead.  Do something to relax.  Listen = to some really soft music on the way.  I went for a bike ride this AM to = disperse the excess nervous energy I woke up with.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Make sure you get all parts travelled and aligned.  The = actual regulation goes pretty smoothly once those things are done.  If = you don't get things in a row first, you'll do lots of backtracking, which = is one thing that cost me lots of time in my first attempt.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>IMHO, the upright model assembly/regulation was far harder than = the grand because of the 3-note factor.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Relax.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>That's all I have to say...I'm going to sleep now!</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Dave Stahl<BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" = FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Dave Stahl<BR><BR>Dave Stahl Piano Service<BR>650-224-3560<U><BR><A = href="http://www.dstahlpiano.net/">http://dstahlpiano.net/</A></U></FON= T></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT></BODY></HTML>