Affleck Piano Tuning?(and Yamaha PT100/Verituner) - Tom

[Tom Driscoll]

>So if the machine breaks, are you out of business?
>
>Matt
>
>Matt,
>         Yes , Out of business because we all know there us only one
ETD
>issued to each person in their lifetime. It breaks and you enroll in
Air
>Conditioning school.Or you use your backup,or next day a new one , or
>work up on your aural skills, or reschrdule your tunings and clean the
>shop. Respectfully, Tom Driscoll


Sorry Tom,
I wasn't trying to instigate a snip-fest.  Actually, I started out as an

ETD tuner (with a PT-100, they don't work) and this was a question I
asked 
myself.  Since I was too cheap to buy a backup machine, I decided on
slowly 
developing my aural skills.  Moving up to a SAT allowed me to hear what 
temperments were supposed to sound like, but I soon found that I was
having 
to correct the SAT more often than not.  Maybe the current generation of

ETDs produces flawless temperments, I haven't tried them, but I kind of
go 
down for the it's-me-against-the-piano sort of thing.

Hey different strokes for different folks - Its a big world with lots of

room for everyone.  I've known plenty of people who make a fine living
off 
of machine tunings.

My bit

Matt
	
	Matt, I passed the test aurally and now use an acutuner, for
background, and I wasn't being contentious in my previous post, but do
take exception to your comments about "machine tunings". 
	I make my modest living on piano tunings not machine tunings. 
	Perhaps I'm being a bit sensitive, but I saw first hand, (long
before ever using an ETD) the resistance and bias against ETD's in the
70's. (Just ask Dr. Sanderson)
	This discussion has been beaten to death over the years and you
have the right to your opinion but each method needs to be respected,
not denigrated. I'm not looking for a "snip Fest" 
	Respectfully 
	Tom Driscoll RPT