>>Whatever did we do before the SAT? >>Jeff Tanner, Piano Technician >I don't know, but whatever it is, I'm still doing it. > >Susan > GRIN! THAT'S A GOOD ONE! Susan, if you're still an aural tuner, that make TWO of us! I still prefer driving a 5-speed manual transmission too. I can't imagine driving a sports car with a "girllllly" automatic! Heh Heh, just kidding, Susan. A really good local former-aural tuner/technician tried once to sell the virtues of his newly acquired ETD to me one day by saying, "Brian, an Accu-tuner is just another tool. It's like using a cordless screwdriver instead of an old-fashioned manual screwdriver." Well, I don't think that my using a cordless will make me lose my hard-earned skills as an aural tuner. However, relying on a machine to make all of my decisions, (i.e. how much to stretch the pitch in an integrated pitch-raise/tuning) isn't going to improve MY tuning skills either. I'm content to learn from my successes and mistakes by tuning aurally. However, I suspect that the day that I turn over control to a tuning machine, is the day that I stop learning and improving MY tuning skills. ETD's? No thank you. At least not until an SAT comes with an integrated coffee-maker for that much needed mid-day caffeine boost. Cheers, Brian Henselman
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