Tuning from scratch

[Michelle Smith]

Patrick,

Good point about the term "student tuner".  I am a private flute/ 
piano instructor with a master's in music.  I'm hoping for my future  
tuning business to provide a "day job" so I don't have to take so  
much time away from my kiddos.  Currently, I am buried deep in the  
Randy Potter course but also have some offers for support here in the  
community.

I'm working on temperaments and am about to "spread the temperament  
throughout the piano" as Mr. Defebaugh said.   Of course, it would be  
nice if the rest of the piano were closer to pitch but what a great  
learning experience, right?

Michelle

On Mar 25, 2006, at 3:17 PM, J Patrick Draine wrote:

> As I'm reading the various posts that suggest "get a machine  
> already", I feel the need to pipe up with the voice of the  
> troglodyte: wait a while. Practice your aural tuning skills. While  
> you have identified yourself as a "student tuner", without your  
> having posted a bit more of an introduction, it's hard to know  
> whether you received a mail order correspondence course in the mail  
> two weeks ago, or if you're in your second year of a brick & mortar  
> tuning school, or you're working as an apprentice in the shop of an  
> illuminary such as Jack Wyatt (and no, Texas geography is not my  
> strong point), etc.
> Slogging through an aural half tone pitch raise is a real learning  
> experience. It takes a lot of practice (and tips from others)  
> before it gets less difficult.
> And a while after when you've really got it down --  then go ahead  
> and get the power tools!
> Patrick
> who's used ETDs for a long time now
>
> On Mar 25, 2006, at 3:02 PM, Michelle Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi all.  Quick question from a new tuning student.  If you come  
>> across a piano that is totally out of whack (or a piano that  
>> you've restrung), and you don't have an electronic tuner (heaven  
>> forbid!), what's the quickest way to get the strings on pitch?   
>> Being a music teacher, I can figure it out but it takes a really  
>> long time.  Any tricks of the trade?
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Michelle Smith
>> Student Tuner
>> Bastrop, Texas
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