Aural versus ETD tuning training

Farrell mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 19:20:07 -0500


My normal tuning is usually between 60 and 75 minutes, but easily range from 45 to 90 minutes. Those times are with a piano up to pitch already. I know I am likely one of the slower tuners (or is it one of the few honest ones?). I use a Verituner with my tuning.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jack Houweling" <JackHouweling@dccnet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: Aural versus ETD tuning training


> In order to perfect a tuning one must go over and over to get the best
> results. How long does it take to tune by ear versus machine. I find that
> the more time I take  the better the tuning. 1hr20min by machine and 2 hrs.
> by ear. Can others tell me how long they take?
> 
> Thanks Jack
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Sunday, December 29, 2002 12:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Aural versus ETD tuning training
> 
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Then use the word "ideal" tuning rather than "perfect". That is easily
> > defined as the tuning that meets the clients needs, be they ever so
> humble.
> >
> > At 06:56 PM 12/29/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> > >I think, Don... if you are carefull enough to look at the context of the
> > >thread,,, the useage of quotes around the word "perfect" and other such
> > >obvious qualifiers... then you would see easily enough that we are not
> > >talking about the kind of << perfect >> you rightly dismiss below.
> > >
> > >Yet perfection in the sense Andre' and others use the word is very
> > >attaineable. It is also far too easy to slide right by in a moment of
> > >hurriedness or similar distraction.
> > >
> > >RicB
> > >
> >
> > Regards,
> > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
> >
> > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca
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> >
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