At 06:05 2/9/2004 -0500, you wrote: >"The ear is by far the better judge of tuning IMHO than any electronic >tuning device..." > >I thought the only way to judge a tuning was by ear. > >My Verituner calculates a very nice tuning. I was not aware of a "judging" >function. Can the Verituner or any other ETD "judge" a tuning? > >Terry Farrell > Terry, I can only speak for RCT, but it _does_ have the PTG test curve, etc. incorporated into it. It is used by a number of CTEs to administer tests. Is that judgemental enough? ;-} Granted, a jury of three RPTs has to agree on the "master tuning" of the piano being used for the test, but once the tuning is recorded, it (RCT) is used to judge the examinee's work. Conrad Hoffsommer - Music Technician Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045 Vox-(563)-387-1204 // Fax (563)-387-1076 - Education is what you get from reading the small print. Experience is what you get from not reading it.
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