Accu-tuner

[carlteplitski]

My posting was a request for info., to try and get me thru an urgent time, 
and am enjoying the comments. I did call the manufaturer, and got some
info.  Also , called a fellow Canadian  who is the rep. for that tuner . He was
also quite helpful. ( great guys, all ).    Much appreciate all the guys who
tried to help.  Will be using some of the info., to try and solve my problem.
Will post again  if I'm successful. Bye the way, it's not "THAT" cold here .
We swim in lake Winnipeg. Of course , that's in the summer. Now , some
of us ice fish. ( not I ) I'm waiting for the golf season. Same as half the continent.

Carl / Winnipeg.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Formsma 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 9:45 PM
  Subject: Re: Accu-tuner


  On Feb 1, 2008 3:23 PM, <A440A at aol.com> wrote:

    John writes:
    << Oh, that's so outre´ these days.  I'd recommend the AuraTuner 1.0.  No

    batteries to recharge, no updates to download. No equipment to replace.  It

    automatically updates on site as new information is processed. >>

    Hmm,  Ok,
    1.   Can it raise the pitch and fine tune to a different temperament in 1 1/4
    hours?  Right in the middle of a bad cold, at the end of a long week, while
    there is a lot of noise in the background?
    2.  Can it guarantee accuracy to within 1 cent on 10 successive tunings,
    (like in a studio where they are overdubbing 3 month old tracks?)
    3.  Can it remember, to within .1 cent, the last tuning; so that one can
    cumulatively refine one's tuning?

              Anybody that thinks they can provide a superior tuning with their
    ears, against my tuning with my ears AND my machine will have to prove that
    that is so!
    Regards,
    Ed Foote RPT




  Aw, Ed ... I was just trying to start something.  :-)  


  Sure, if your criteria are as you state above, an ETD would definitely be handy.  I would use a device to record my aural tunings for repeat work.  If there was a program that would only record pitches, that would be great for me. I wouldn't want to spend many $XXXX.00 on it -- it's not worth that to me for what I do.  Maybe it is for others, and that's certainly fine.


  I think we piano techs are in danger of losing valuable skills by relying on machines.  Just like we are in danger of relying on "37-steps" rather than understanding the process.  And I think we should be given more respect than to be expected to tune a piano in a noisy environment.  You wouldn't ask a portrait artist to do his work in the rain.  Likewise, we should have an environment that is conducive to our work.



  Yes, I can do a good job with a pitch raise and tuning in 1.25 hours.  I like to have more time than that usually.  But it can be done if need be.  I can actually do it in 1 hour, but that's at top speed, and when everything works perfectly.  Which seldom happens.


  The main intent of my post, though, was just a friendly reminder that we sometimes make it harder on ourselves by trying to make it easier on ourselves.  We get all this high-falutin' equipment, then get dependent on it.  Then gripe about how it doesn't do well on certain pianos.  And how we know we can do better than the machine, etc.  (By proving it with aural tests, incidentally.)  And we freak out when it suddenly won't turn on, and we have to slug through with a dull ear.  All the while our aural skills are being minimized.  At least that was my experience.  


  Whereas we could just learn what makes a tuning good, relax, and get it done.  (I'm not saying you can't do that, either, Ed.  I'm sure you can.  Just speaking generally.)  I think I'm a better tuner without the ETD.  Do I have hard days?  Yeah, the first piano today was one of 'em.  Did I want to go buy an ETD?  Nah, just learned a bit more about the piano and myself.  


  Yes, I chose a road with a more difficult mountain at the beginning of the journey.  But I like the view now, and the road isn't so steep anymore.

  -- 
  JF
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