Verituner

[Farrell]

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I am a piano technician who is a machine assisted professional =
associate. Were you going to skip straight from amateur to RPT?

Terry Farrell

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From: "Andrew & Rebeca Anderson" <anrebe@zianet.com>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: Re: Verituner


> Dan,
> As a tuner working to progress from machine assisted amateur associate =
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> an RPT I have found earplugs very helpful in sorting out what partials =
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> need to be working with in order to lay the bearings by ear.  I heard =
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> many (some faint) to decide which to work with before that.  Guy =
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> recommends Ear Filters which are utilized by hearing conscious rock=20
> musicians (there are a few).  These apparently successfully reduce =
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> levels without overly compromising sound detail.  They are generally a =

> special order item at your local electric guitar and drum store.  I =
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> get them ordered in time for a week long tuning gig I did in an =
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> corner of Texas where all the pianos required pitch-raises (10-120=20
> cents).  After the first day I went to the local drug store in =
desperation=20
> and bought regular ear plugs figuring I would remove them for the fine =

> tuning pass.  I could hear the fundamentals loud and clear and the =
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> partials so I risked it and kept them in for the second pass.  I =
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> remove them for a last playing pass of chromatic scales of thirds, =
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> and fifths.  I was surprised how few of the unisons I did retouch.  I =
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> have to order those darn ear-filters though.  You'd think a piano =
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> house would pick them up.
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> Andrew
> Las Cruces, NM
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