On Jun 8, 2007, at 8:08 AM, Rick Osborne wrote: > Although I am tuning pianos for pay and am fairly pleased with my > work, I am keenly aware that I will never be completely satisfied > with my work as a tuner until I am satisfied with it as a teacher > and musician. Right on. That's the attitude to take. > > I believe that I'm doing all the right things, but I still want to > progress more quickly. I would also like to speed up my tuning in > a client's home. So, I am giving serious consideration to > purchasing a Sanderson Accu-tuner. I have heard wonderful things > about this piece of equipment and, my intentions have always been > to buy one eventually. Any input from some of you who own one would > be very helpful. I deeply encourage you to get some one-on-one mentoring with a great aural tuner before you jump off into ETD-land. Please consider coming to KC this June; it would be my pleasure to give you an hour of tutoring if you would make a donation to the PTG foundation. I believe our wetware, our bodies, are massively underutilized in the tuning process, and I----or any real good "ear" tuner---could give you some immensely helpful tips in a short period of time to improve your speed and your pleasure. I'll say it again: the more "custom" and musical your tunings are, based on the piano you're tuning's UNIQUE tuning/stretching/ inharmonicity requirements, the more rapidly your reputation will grow, and your journey to the high end of our business will be turbo- charged. That's the cold, hard Darwinian reality out here in the real world. Don't even think about challenging this one; I've seen it over and over again in the 35 years I've been in the craft and business--- the guy that tunes best wins. Period. So---using an ETD to train your ears is a beautiful thing---and ultimately, listening with a relaxed, focused attention is the greatest tool you have, and the most profitable AND pleasurable skillset to acquire. Stay aural for a while; get some help. Then, when you please yourself aurally, if you want to use a machine as an aid to improvement, fine. Just like muscles, both your ears and your ability to listen in a relaxed and focused manner need to be exercised in order to improve, and improvement is the lifeblood of a healthy piano service career. Best, David Andersen -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070608/b78ca407/attachment.html
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