What is and what is not a piano tuner (was Re: TheFinalResult)

[Richard Brekne]

kam544@flash.net wrote:

> >kam544@flash.net wrote:
> >...My definition, in its temporary briefest
> >> context...Someone who is actively tuning pianos and leaving them in a
> >>reasonable
> >> tuned state and choosing to use whatever method of operation to accomplish
> >> such an act.
> >
> >That, my freind is very close to the same thing, the only qualifier being
> >that the
> >person has learned how to operate a tuning machine and set tuning pins. If
> >thats
> >what the person can do, and nothing else... then that person qualifies as
> >a piano
> >tuner by your definition...
> >Richard Brekne
>
> Yes, in its essence.

Well... at least we have finnally established your criteria for being a piano
tuner. Now at least it can be clear what others are aggreeing to or not. I do
not.

>
> >...I dont personally give a darn what they call themselves. But if they
> >want to be
> >accredited then they have to prove themselves, and they cant do this by
> >use of an
> >ETD alone. Thats what this is discussion is about...
>
> No, Richard, that's what your discussion was about.  My position was never
> about that.  I was addressing the numerous individuals throughout the world
> who do succeed in accomplishing reasonable, stable piano tunings on a daily
> basis, that do receive compensation for such activity, that do satisfy
> their customers, that are not members of, or affiliated with, the Piano
> Technicians Guild (PTG), that are piano tuners.  That's all.

You responded to mine and others posting on the subject matter stated above, as
it relates to the discussion about PTG testing using the ETD alone. You will
excuse me if I dont buy your present declaration of innocence in this regard. You
wanna change the subject matters basic premise then start a new thread making it
clear what you are up to.



>
> And something else came to me today that turned out to be quite an
> interesting insight.  Maybe it might be the same for you and/or for some
> others on the List.
>
> What were we, you and I, and every other Registered Piano Technician just
> prior to taking and passing the Piano Technicians Guild tuning exam?  For
> myself I must confess I was a piano tuner long before the tuning test
> confirmed what I already knew and declared myself to be, otherwise, I would
> never have taken it.

An apprentice.

>
>
> Keith McGavern
> Registered Piano Technician
> Oklahoma Chapter 731
> Piano Technicians Guild
> USA

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no