And I propose that we all continue to offer the highest quality of service to our clients. Will they continue to call you back and refer you to their friends, family and associates? I believe THAT is the the ultimate "test". Cheers and Merry Christmas! Terry Peterson Accurate Piano Service UniGeezer.com "Going to the extreme...on just ONE wheel!" <<From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 12/19/2008 6:58:06 PM Subject: [pianotech] Tuning contest proposal I propose a tuning contest..... >> Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 21:27:46 -0600 From: dahechler at charter.net To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Tuning contest proposal So was Terry right - that "Experienced tuners could not tell definitively which was aural and which was etd! " David Love wrote: RE: [pianotech] Tuning contest proposal Been done. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com Original message From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" To: pianotech at ptg.org Received: 12/19/2008 6:58:06 PM Subject: [pianotech] Tuning contest proposal Since there are many and heated views of which tuning way is better .... I propose a tuning contest and final report. Rules: - Find an independent person or team to officiate - Provide two identical piano and settings - Two highly respected tuners that are proficient in there respective skills (Aural and ETD) - Tune each piano at A440 - Equal Temperament - One tune aurally - One tune with ETD - Repeat (with the same tuners) for each Brand, Size and Style of piano Results: - Using an independent way to determine accuracy of the pitch of each note (all 88 notes) (Tuning forks / ETD in "test" mode" / etc) - If ETD is used, the initial one for the tuning can not be used. - Obviously, this rules out the tuning stability (how long the piano stays in tune), hammer technique, etc. (All the human elements that can't be accurately measured) Extra idea: - Repeat contest with each commercial ETD. Eagerly waiting the results, Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at charter.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/online/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081219/f7fdb05a/attachment.html>
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