<!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 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    AFFLACK, QWAK, AFFLACK!!!!!!!    </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, wait, that's an insurance agency.........      </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>     If you really = have to take an apprentice course by mail, because you live somewhere out in the = Netherlands; first you join your local Guild Chapter, and then you contact the Randy = Potter School. It's the only resource you have that's viable in that kind of = situation. I did it, and now I are somebody! I got this concert tuning gig here in = this hell hole called Arizona, and I'm making big bucks tuning for big name = guys. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Just kidding, I've = had a hard day.   BUT!  I've got more work than any sane person = could expect somebody to do, and tomorrow I have to go tune for this guy,,,,, what's = his name.........(Where's that piece of paper, oh yeah, here it is)  </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Some Guy named David = Benoit.   I don't know who he is, he kinda likes my tunings though....</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE 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=jtg5f@cms.mail.virginia.edu href="mailto:jtg5f@cms.mail.virginia.edu">James Gammon</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, July 12, 2002 = 5:22 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Affleck Piano = Tuning?(and Yamaha PT100/Verituner)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>Affleck Piano Tuning offers an "ebook" on "How to Tune = Your Piano."  <BR>Is is worth the $19.97?  I'm a beginner and = interested in getting <BR>information from as many (reliable) sources as I can on = tuning pianos <BR>aurally.<BR><BR>On a completely unrelated note, does Yamaha = still make the PT100?  Is <BR>this a good tuner?  How much do they = cost new/used?  I can't seem to <BR>find info on them *anywhere* = online.  (And while we're at it, are <BR>there any used Verituners around?)<BR><BR>   Thanks in advance for all responses!<BR><BR>     = james</BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>