Tuning from scratch

[pianotune05]

Hi Alan,
Do you use a lap top or hand held with your tune lab?  How does tune lab 
compare to the Acutuner?

I'm curious however about something I've been told about piano tuning.  I 
was told that no area is saturated, it's all in how you market yourself. 
Have any of you o ut there found that to be the case, or have any of you 
found saturation points in the areas you work?
Marshall Gisondi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alan Barnard" <tune4u at earthlink.net>
To: "l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net, Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 10:35 PM
Subject: RE: Tuning from scratch


>I agree. I have tried on good and crummy pianos, sometimes, to tweak the
> curve aurally but almost always end up with the notes right where Tunelab
> had them in the first place.
>
> On the other hand, I also agree with the comments about learning to tune
> aurally first. I did it the other way and it is hard to discipline 
> yourself
> to do it.
>
> On yet another hand (?), a good ETD sure makes it possible to earn some
> money sooner for people just starting out who don't have another income to
> fall back on, which is the case for many.
>
> Alan Barnard
> Salem, Missouri
>
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: Leslie Bartlett <l-bartlett at sbcglobal.net>
>> To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
>> Date: 03/25/2006 7:25:49 PM
>> Subject: RE: Tuning from scratch
>>
>> I don't have great aural skills.  I have to wear hearing aids, so Tunelab
> is
>> a major help. I venture that in 15 years the electronics will be the
>> standard because young people aren't going to spend years and years
> learning
>> the old fashioned way.  However I have tuned for Houston Symphony and 
>> Paul
>> Anks aurally and they were quite satisfied.  However  I'll stack Tune Lab
>> against most good aural tuners on a good piano........  JMHO
>> les bartlett
>> houston
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
>> Of Phil Bondi
>> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2006 4:55 PM
>> To: Pianotech List
>> Subject: Re: Tuning from scratch
>>
>> Michelle:
>>
>> Read J Patrick's post again..and then again.
>>
>> There is no substitute for great aural skills. I own a SATll and use it
>> pretty much only for Pitch Raises, and the occasional spinet that I,
>> frankly, don't care to waste my ears with. There are exceptions, but not
>> many.
>>
>> A Fellow Troglodyte,
>>
>> -Phil Bondi(Fl)
>>
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