Paul, I would have a tendency to go the other way and restrict the exam to a totally aural test. Chris Gregg. At 08:10 AM 12/12/2000 -0600, you wrote: > Leo and wanted to engage in something new and different in his work. >I've been watching this ETD evolution with great interest and now that my >friend made the leap, the temptation is even greater. BUT! to me, the >machine only aids in getting the piano in tune. One must have the right >skills to SET the piano in tune so it will stay there for a reasonable >length of time. I've watched students with ETD's struggle to achieve this, >and it's not their equipment, it's their technique. It is permissible to >use ETDs for part of the exam. I, too, would like to see it used >throughout the test, and include tuning unisons aurally along with tests >for stability as is currently done. P.S. My flame suit is orange: shows >less fire but more scorch marks. Impressive during deer hunting....On and >Zipped! Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: >LHSBAND440@AOL.COM To: pianotech@ptg.org Sent: Monday, December 11, >2000 6:01 PM Subject: Tuning Test >Dear Group, > > I wonder if we will ever see in our time that the RPT examine will be > Someone stated that the EDT device is comparable to > Yes, I can add >24983987349873982987349873 + 20394803984029809384 divided by >2098098209830498309 and find the square root of this number in about 14 >days > Sometimes >it is very hard to let go of the old way but the way computers develop they >will in time, if not already, be able to set a temperament better and >faster > > > All of the ETD > >Probably a laser tuning hammer that works by mind direction only. > >flame suit in place and standing near a fire hydrant. > >Leo Silverman > http://www.cadvision.com/cgregg
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