No EBVT at Convention

[Richard Brekne]

Well my friend.. YOU should care. If for no other reason then to be well
informed
and indeed proficient at an important historical part of our trade. But
more then
that because you will no doubt improve your ET skills in the process.
Further,
you will be much better equiped to argue against the use of HT if that
be your
intent. grin..

By the way.. ET or otherwise there really is no such thing as a "tuned"
piano in
the sense you seem to refer to below. One way or the other its all a
matter of
taste and compromises. Ok.. ET is the standard and understandably so..
and within
reasonable limits we have an apparent agreement on what a good ET tuning
should
accomplish. But going on to say that this is the only "correct" way to
tune is
going to far. It is certainly the most appropriate for most situations
in todays
world. But I personally see no point in bringing the subject matter into
the
realm of morals.

my take.. grin as always..

Tunebyear@AOL.COM wrote:

> In a message dated 3/30/0 11:03:58 AM, you wrote:
>
> > If judgement is made from a single point perspective, it is often in
> >error. The only way around this is by knowing more than one way to do
> >something.
>
> Ed,
>
> This may be true in some areas of our craft but there is much IMHO to be said
> for tradition and consistency.  And after reading about HTs here and trying
> to digest that an out of tune piano should sound better than one in tune,  it
> was with great glee to read right here that S&S doesn't care to know anything
> about CA or HT.
>
> RE:gards
> Tom Ayers
> Tunebyear@aol.com

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Richard Brekne
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Bergen, Norway
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Make it 15 Wim... grin. Hey.. you are worth it. Really.

Wimblees@AOL.COM wrote:

> As you recall, I asked the question on charging a little extra for my tunings
> to compensate for the increase in gas prices. For the most part, it was
> recommended I bite the bullet, and wait it out.
>
> Well, guess what, folks. Yesterday by Keyboard Carriage delivered two piano,
> and the bill was $30 higher than normal. The normal delivery charge is $130
> per piano. Not only had they raised the price to $140 per piano, but they
> also added a $5 surcharge to offset the increase in diesel fuel prices. It
> will be interesting to see if they remove the surcharge in a couple of weeks
> when prices are supposed to come down.
>
> Next week I going to add a $2 surcharge to my tuning bill.
>
> Willem

--
Richard Brekne
Associate PTG, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway