"I will also admit to you that about the only thing I know about an ETD other than Siemens of course, is that it has a screen." Well, sorry to tell ya, but you strike out there also. Sanderson accutuner has no screen - just an LED array. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- Wow! Why are you ETD ers so touchy. I don't think I said one thing against tuners that use ETD's other than my experience with the old lady. Have you gotten so touchy about the mere mention of aural tuning you take it as an attack. The fact is that I have thought many times about investing in one. It would be especially nice as you say in noisy situations and I guess I can see that it probably could be a help in pitch raise and if you prefer to use them that is fine. I also know and have a number of friends that use them and are excellent "RPT" tuners. I will also admit to you that about the only thing I know about an ETD other than Siemens of course, is that it has a screen. I know that you are now going to say I should go check them out. Folks, I am 69 years old as of last week and going on 22. If I bought one of those things, my teacher, Dr. William Braid White would do a back flip in his grave.I have cut my work load down to three pianos a day. I retired when I quit working on Saturday. I also wouldn't think about tuning a piano before 10am or after 4 pm. I can tune a piano, usually in an hour to an hour and a half. I take in one action at a time and am backed up on action work for about 3 months--yeh! I do it because I like to do it and I do it when I want to. Don't be so bloomin touchy ETDers. I have got one question. How do you hear the piano when you have plugs in your ears? On page 57 under Tuning in the Steinway Technical service guide. ( you ought to get one) I quote: "Steinway & Sons stresses the importance of aural tuning. Developing piano tone is a mechanical and musical art. Solid aural tuning exercises and develops the musical ear, giving the technician a greater ability to master the methods used in tone building." You don't need to holler and get upset with me----Holler at Mr. Steinway. Some day I think I will probably check the ETDs out if for no other reason but curiosity. There is maybe one thing you ETDers can help me with. Just about every week or two I get a call from someone in the area who has just had their piano tuned and are very unhappy with the extreme last octave in the bass. This isn't just one tuner that I run into. Invariably the last octave is so far sharp it is dissonant. Any kid with a years lessons would hear it. There is no way any tuner has listened to this. Is there something about ETDs that don't hear that last octave? Hang loose people. There are plenty pianos out there for all of us. Ron -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20060318/c4dc20eb/attachment.html
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