[CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff Tanner)

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I can second Wim's comments  - 70% of my work is pitch raising up to  100 
cents and leaving the piano in decent tune when finished.  The test  doesn't 
cover that.  An ETD can set a better temperament than most 1st year  tuners can 
aurally.  Many techs use an ETD to suppliment an aural tuning,  and many more 
use an ETD to tune the entire piano.  I know many techs who  do a great job with 
an ETD.   I spose there is an argument "what if  the ETD breaks?"  Well, if I 
relied on an ETD to tune (which I don't), I'd  carry a back up ETD with me, 
as I carry a back up tuning fork (ever lose a  tuning fork?)....  Further, the 
tuning test takes an incredible amount of  time to set the piano up, if a 
master tuning is done ....and common sense tells  me that a master tuning done 
years ago (as was the case when I tested) would  have been done when the voicing 
was different, harmonics were different, and was  therefor no longer accurate. 
  Just have an applicant tune the  piano..... either it sounds good, or it 
doesn't.  Takes a few minutes to  evaluate it, and the CTE's job would be a hell 
of a lot easier ......nothing  against all the techs who worked hard to 
develop the current test, but you have  to admit, it's very time consuming for a 
CTE to administer.  
 
Bob Maret,  RPT
Piano Technician




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