<!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 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="BORDER-TOP-STYLE: none; BORDER-RIGHT-STYLE: none; = BORDER-LEFT-STYLE: none; BORDER-BOTTOM-STYLE: none" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Always? NO WAY! On a good piano? = Probably. On a large, well-scaled piano? Sure.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If you can tune a Winter spinet with an = FAC tuning and pass the tuning exam, then the tuning exam tolerances need to be tightened!</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</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=ilvey@sbcglobal.net = href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David Ilvedson</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><BR>I would find it hard to believe = that a FAC tuning on a good piano wouldn't pass the PTG test with flying = colors...but I will check with some tuning examiners...I'm sure we have some on the = List...am I as preposterous as Joe says?</DIV> <P>David I.</P> <P> <HR> Original message<BR><BR> <P></P> <DIV style="PADDING-RIGHT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 3px solid; PADDING-TOP: 5px"> <DIV align=left><FONT face=Arial size=2>David Ilvedson said: = "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Somewhat lack it may be but SAT III = will always get a 100% score on PTG=<BR> tuning test...not too bad a place = to begin.  Not the stability part of=<BR> the test = though...that's the tuner totally..."</FONT></FONT></DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3> <DIV><BR>David,</DIV> <DIV>Where, pray tell, did you glean that Preposterous Idea! Not even! = Check with Tuning Examiners, before you make such a wild claim! Please?<G></DIV> <DIV>J</FONT></FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>oe Garrett, = R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R = I</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>