At 06:43 AM 12/26/2002 -0500, you wrote: > For starters, "perfect" isn't available. > G'mornin', Ed. Happy "day-after", etc. I think, as part of the so-called "debate" of comparison, that the above statement is a BIG overlooked part of the big picture. At least... the big(ger) picture that a student tuner should be investigating. >but the paying customer is actually where reality sits. Again, the big picture is about satisfying the customer, no? An old sales phrase goes "If the customer gets what they want at a price that's acceptable, it's a good sale." Seems simplistic, but.... try this: Technician achieves "Near-perfect" tuning, using a combo of ears and machines. Only charges regular average fee for the area, but this "near-perfect" tuning takes the tech a day and a half. (and of course... only lasts about... well... "perfection" would disappear after it was played) Is that right? Fair? A "good" tuning? Wouldn't work in a concert venue, normally, would it? The "image" of a good tuning, for the customer, includes all kinds of factors. Promptness, professionalism, care(empathy) for the customers' needs, etc. A "good" tuning fits the image owned by the customer. > You >can dig a very fine grave with a shovel, but a back-hoe can be a beautiful >thing. > > >Ed Foote RPT Strength verses accuracy? Not really. I don't think that the original question makes it all the way to that level of debate. A beginning tuner is going to be slow with any means. It's hammer technique and checks that take time. And... time is a big part of the big picture, is it not? Anyway, after twenty-some-odd years of aural, and all varieties of ETD under the belt, I'd have to say that ETD training does help shorten the learning time. Aural checks are absolutely mandatory, and will take time to learn, anyway. So.. start on an ETD and learn aural skills as soon as possible. IMHO Guy Nichols, RPT Ft. Stinkin' Desert, NM "Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts." Albert Einstein
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