ETD Question

[Ray T. Bentley]

I too would like to know where these reports came from.  Have these folks
taken an objective test both before and after using ETD's?  I have used RCT
for three years and SAT for two years before that.  When my battery died and
I couldn't find an outlet, I did a tuning recently completely aurally.  I
had no problem at all with it!  I wouldn't repeat this supposed information
without documentation.  It sounds like hearsay to me!

Ray T. Bentley, RPT
Alton, IL

----- Original Message -----
From: <Kdivad@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, June 09, 2000 6:58 PM
Subject: Re: ETD Question


> In a message dated 06/09/2000 6:10:55 PM Central Daylight Time,
> Wimblees@AOL.COM writes:
>
> > While I fully support your views, unfortunately, there have been reports
> that
> >
> >  former aural tuners, who now rely on an EDT, have lost the edge to tune
> >  aurally. This was my way of reminding everyone that we need to keep
those
> >  skills sharp by turning off he machine once in a while just to keep
> > ourselves
> >  honest.
> >
> >  Wim
> >
> >
>
>
> Wim, while I do believe that there is the distinct possibility of getting
out
> of shape aurally I would like to know about those reports.  What kind of
> reports are they?  Are these reports anecdotal?  The reason that I ask is
> most of the tuners I know who have started tuning electronically have said
it
> has enhanced their tuning ability.  Of course these are conscientious
people
> who care about their skill and profession.
>
> David Koelzer
> Associate Member
> DFW