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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Dave, You'll probably do just fine, and =
I wouldn't
worry about it too much. Are you aware of the special conditions that =
they will
require on the tuning test, namely 2/1 octaves in the top end? Most =
people don't
tune like that usually, but they ask you to do it that way for the exam. =
With
the tolerances allowed for in the test, it sounds really daunting on =
paper, but
when you get right down to it, you'd have to make some pretty serious =
mistakes
in your tuning in order to blow the test. I just think it's worded =
wrong...</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Concentrate on =
getting A4
exactly on pitch, get a good temperament, and the piano will practically =
tune
itself. The test piano will be one that you won't have to fight with. =
Good Luck.
You worry too much.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV>
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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> Friday, February 27, 2004 =
8:41
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> tuning test =
questions</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2 =
PTSIZE="10">Hi List,
<BR><BR>Since I first learned to turn a pin or two almost 25 years =
ago, I
figure it's about time. I'm going to take the tuning test =
sometime in
April. I have gone over the PTG requirements for passing. =
80%
correct is required. Does this mean that 80 percent of the notes =
in each
section have to be right on the money with no variance allowed? =
Is there
a certain allowance of cents off? <BR><BR>I've been checking my aural
temperaments with tunelab, and am finding that about half of the notes =
are
spot on(+/- zero cents), another two thirds or so are 1 cent off on =
either
side, and the remainder are 2 cents off, with a very occasional 3 cent =
miss.
Would this pass muster for the temperament section? =
<BR><BR>Thanks in
advance, <BR><BR>Dave Stahl <BR>NRPTY(not RPT yet)</FONT>
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