This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Nigel, Why not explain it to me? David I. Original message From: "Nigel Donovan" To: pianotech@ptg.org Received: 10/8/2005 7:23:31 AM Subject: Chipping Subject: RE: Piano Tuners' Association From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net> Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 18:07:32 -0700 To: pianotech@ptg.org There are plenty of tuners in the USA who think PTG is "cliquey". Pe= rhaps you don't understand the chip tuning from our angle...most of us = don't bring pianos up a little at a time. Bring it up and bring it up= again...however many times it takes...US tuners, in general, don't bel= ieve in a little at time is beneficial in the least bit....so you're En= glish training is showing...;-] NOT THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH= THAT>>>>imho. I think we can get an idea of what PTA's work life is like by their web= site. Predominately on the first page is a definition of straight-str= ung vs. overstrung and overdampers vs. underdampers. I don't think an= ywhere else in the world is that a front page item. I can't really re= member it being discussed. My post about PTA discussing nothing but bi= rdcages seems about right. You would think that they wouldn't have an= ymore birdcages in England. I thought they sent them all to us to dis= pose of....;-] ************ David, Please don't talk about chipping-up as you obviously haven't a = clue what it means! FYI, chipping is a process of bringing up (or down= ) the pitch of a piano in as fast a manner as possible, in one pass. Th= is requires the action to taken out. Like I said, it is not required f= or the PTA entrance test. Nigel ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/2c/f1/26/3e/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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