Duaine, In my opinion, it is like learning math before using a calculator. One really should know how to perform an operation before letting the machine take over. Otherwise, what are your checks? Even if your clients are 100% satisfied with machine tunings, if it malfunctions in some way or other, how would ever know, and how would you accurately check to confirm if there was an error? Same with a calculator. I balance my checkbook with one, but I always look at the numbers and see that they make sense. If they don't I double check. If I didn't know how to do math, I'd never even know I should be double checking. Please recognize I'm trying to be constructive here. William R. Monroe > Alan, > > I've done the one pass with the piano as much as 90-120 cents flat. > > Personally, I have not tuned for critical performances, however, my > mentor has. He has been in the business 30+ years, learned aural tuning > and now tunes with Cybertuner exclusively, except when the customer > requests aural tuning. > > P.S. That is why aural tuning should be taken out of the RPT tests - > meaning the machine can make a better tuning than aurally. > > Duaine
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