Tuner Recommendation

[David Love]

Before I went to using ETD's I was asked to tune a Valotti temperament.
Fortunately, they told me in advance and I was able to find a Jorgensen
book where the bearing sequence was laid out.  It wasn't really that
difficult and in some ways was more forgiving.  Though I didn't prefer
it, I took it as a learning experience.  No reason I shouldn't be able
to do that if called upon I figured.  I think we're all joking around a
bit here.  I just wonder if the customer asked if he would be willing to
tune in another temperament.     

David Love
davidlovepianos@comcast.net 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
Behalf Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 8:20 PM
To: Pianotech
Subject: Re: Tuner Recommendation


> I'd love to see that puzzled look on Ms/r. One-Track's face when s/he
is 
> asked to tune something other than ET!
> 
> Terry Farrell



>> She had it tuned once in the interim but did not enjoy playing as
much
>> because the one-track tuner only tunes ET. She has been spoiled by
>> Broadwood Best.
>>
>> She asked for a referral of someone to tune a WT.  Is there anyone
>> in the area who's not afraid of the big bad wolf?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Jon Page



That shouldn't be a problem for him. He can just dial it up on his 
ETD and go for it as usual. Surely can't be an aural tuner, can he? 
None of them around anymore. How many strictly aural tuners are 
there out there who intentionally tune other than ET? I suppose if 
he wants to keep that one customer, he should purchase a dedicated 
ETD or laptop and software. Does anyone know it he uses an ETD? If 
he does, send him a tuning file.

Being myself a one track aural tuner, I know if someone asked me to 
tune other than ET, I'd have to resort to Tunelab and try and work 
it out from scratch.

The point here is the assumption that the tuner in question is in 
question at all. He's judged to be either afraid, ignorant of any 
possible alternative, or otherwise non-functional as a technician 
because he only tunes ET. Seems to me that's making a pretty 
detailed case from very little evidence.

Ron N
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