Jack Houweling wrote: > > 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? > > I find the best I can do is done with or without an ETD within 90 minutes. Beyond that I tend to have stabililty problems. You cant over work the tuning pins in any given sitting it would seem. Some days things come together better then others. Any given single partial ETD calculated curve is not necessarily the best sounding for any given piano. I know for example a highly respected ETD tech that always uses RCTs OT 8 curve on every single piano he tunes. He justifies this by saying this stretch delivers the kind of octaves he likes. To me this seems to reveal a lack of understanding of what ETD and their stretches really are. An OT 8 is simply not appropriate on every piano in my book. I would go so far as to say that on many instruments it would sound down right bad... tho I admitedly move into the subjective arena with that statement. Point being... that ETD or not... you can get it "just right" or you can be "off your game" a bit on any given day for any given tuning. Tho in the end, if you are really good at all this.. your best at any given time will manage the flight well enough. RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
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