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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:mickeykes2@uf.znet.com" =
title=mickeykes2@uf.znet.com>Mickey
Kessler</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 17, 2002 =
7:47
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: aural/electronic =
tuning and
PTG rules</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=3>At 09:46 PM 4/16/02 -0400, you =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=cite cite type="cite">By the way, what's the =
best way to
find out exactly what the RPT tests<BR>involve and how they are =
scored? I
tried to find out one day, and I<BR>browsed through every bit of =
litterature
I had. Either I missed it, or I<BR>didn't have the right
litterature.</BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><BR>Charles:<BR><BR>In the PTG publication "The Tuning =
Examination -- A
Source Book" (available through PTG; I got mine at the San Diego =
convention)
there is an extensive discussion of the tests. <BR><BR>In my =
opinion,
the book is invaluable. In addition to descriptions of the tests =
and
scoring procedures, the book is packed with useful and practical =
information
and ideas.<BR><BR>Mark (Mickey) Kessler</FONT> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I've been helping give the written and =
technical exams
for years now. The written is 100 questions on general piano
construction and basic service procedures. The technical exam =
has 3
parts: vertical regulation, grand regulation, and repair. =
For
vertical reg., you have an hour to assemble and regulate a 3-note =
action
model, determining key height from the fallboard and key slip, and =
blow from
other regulation parameters. For grand reg., you have an hour to =
assemble and regulate a 1-note action model, including bending damper =
wires
and re-regulating the damper system. Again, only key height is
given. For repairs, you have to string an empty unison, make a =
hitch pin
loop for a single string, and splice a broken string in 20 =
minutes.
That's where most examinees fall down or run out of time. And =
you have
to replace a broken upright hammer shank in 20 min. Then there's =
filing
a couple hammers, rebushing a key, rebushing and repinning a grand =
shank . .
that's about it. </DIV>
<DIV> You have to pass each of the 3 parts with at =
least
80%. Two RPTs are required to give the exam and to confer on
scoring. If you fail one part, you can retest within a =
year. But
if more than a year goes by, you have to take the whole test over =
again.
</DIV>
<DIV> Have never given the tuning test -- there are =
plenty
of articles and literature about it. And there are source books =
from the
home office for the technical test as well. As for the written, =
ask an
RPT to go through the Pre-Screening manual with you. Shouldn't =
take more
than a half-hour or so over a cup of coffee.
--David Nereson, RPT, =
Denver</DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>