Al, Exactly. I have only ever tuned aurally, and it came to me some years ago as a surprise that there were techs who were doing fine work using an ETD. I questioned Richard Davenport about this when I first met him in 2001 and he said, "If you can't tune a piano without an ETD, you won't be able to tune with one". The ETD is just another tool. The executive decision must still be made by the ears and not the eyes. Ron O. >I have been following this conversation and have not gotten >involved, but now I will. I started tuning aurally in 1964. About 3 >1/2 years ago I decided to try the cyber tuner. I wouldn't give it >up for the world. It's a great tool, but for the life of me, I don't >know how anyone can do a really good tuning without using their ears >along with it. In my opinion, ETD's can't do the job consistently >without aural tuning skills. > >my 2 cents > >Al G -- OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY Grand Piano Manufacturers _______________________ Web http://overspianos.com.au mailto:ron at overspianos.com.au _______________________
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