machines or not? what?

[Avery Todd]

Andre,

You're definitely "peaking" my interest! If I ever get $1400.00 to spare,
I would probably buy one. The only reason I have an SAT III is that I was
able to get the university to pay for it!

Avery

At 10:48 PM 06/20/03 +0200, you wrote:

>On vrijdag, jun 20, 2003, at 21:49 Europe/Amsterdam, Alan Forsyth wrote:
>
>>>>>" But this is still all based on the original scale that is set and that
>>is the way it should be.  ...To deviate from this standard (variations
>>accepted) is not in my opinion a good practice. To allow a machine to say "
>>Hey my C1 inharmonicity is way, way, out, so you have to tune the piano with
>>a scale that will accept me and to hell with every other note." is not
>>good.......So I guess that the correct way to tune a piano is still by ear.
>>...........">>>
>
>
>I am sorry Alan Forsyth,
>but I do not agree with you.
>I have tuned an awful lot of piano's by ear and I have spoken here many 
>times about my aural tuning experience.
>At the same time I have become an advocate for the most perfect tuning 
>machine: the Verituner
>
>This machine gives us the most perfect tuning possible with the least 
>amount of trouble. i.e. no computer stuff, no choosing of partials, no 
>anything.
>You just choose your pitch and that's just it. A perfect box and at the 
>same time perfectly simple to handle too.
>So far, every buyer that I know of went crazy after the very first tuning 
>: they can't believe it! they have never heard such a
>fantastic tuning before in their whole life...every buyer!
>
>So think about that! you want to tune by ear? what's against that? 
>nothing. but to say "So I guess that the correct way to tune a piano is 
>still by ear' like you just said ?
>That is today not necessary anymore. We are now living in 2003 and the 
>Verituner has been around for a number of years. leaving behind an army of 
>extremely happy tuners.
>With all my respect for aural tuning and for you. (the other day my 
>battery was low and I had to tune aurally, the old fashioned way....I 
>grumbled but of course did the job and it was easier than ever before! 
>Using the Verituner has even improved my hearing)
>
>Antares,
>The Netherlands
>
>see my web site : www.concertpianoservice.nl
>and : www.grandpiano.nl
>
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