Aural versus ETD tuning training

[kam544@gbronline.com]

>... There certainly is a lot more then a
>dimes worth difference between the two.
>RicB
>
>  > >There is not a dime's worth of difference with those
>  > > skilled in either method...Jim Coleman, Sr.

This is a horse you've been riding for a long time, Richard. And 
unfortunately, clichés like 'dimes difference' will never be adequate 
to convey what is really being said either.

The key word Jim used here is *skilled*.

Now in my mind that encompasses whatever it takes to make an event 
happen. As I see it, Richard, you on the other hand, in response to 
Jim's post, are somehow maintaining that being skilled is not 
sufficient.

However, if that is not your position, there really doesn't seem to 
be a reason to beg to differ as I can hardly imagine anyone on this 
list disagreeing with the fact that being skilled in the performance 
of a given tuning task is an extremely, desirable asset, regardless 
of method of employment or equipment used.

Winding down and wrapping up old business,

Keith McGavern
Registered Piano Technician
Oklahoma Chapter 731
Piano Technicians Guild
USA