[pianotech] Aural tuning question

[James Johnson]

You are basically asking the question, "Why is it so hard to learn to be an 
aural tuner?".  Learning to hear intervals was a very basic and important 
part of my beginning training.  It is something that takes years to learn, 
not months.  I majored in Piano Technology at BYU (2 year AA degree) then 
spent another 3 years working with a very experienced mentor, and it was 
only after about 5 years that I became proficient enough to do a halfway 
decent concert tuning.  At the time, the only ETDs available were the Conn 
Strobotuner and the Stroboconn, both extremely primitive by today's 
standards, so learning to do it "by ear" was really the only way.  Learning 
to hear intervals was the foundation upon which we learned everything else. 
I don't own an ETD and I do 2-3 pitch raises a week, often a half step or 
whole step flat.  The hard part is learning how much to overpull when you 
pitch raise.  I would be happy to explain how I do it, but it's Saturday 
night, it's getting late and I'm headed for bed.  Later....
Jim
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" <dahechler at att.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, March 07, 2009 8:24 PM
Subject: [pianotech] Aural tuning question


> So you get to a piano that is extremely flat, say one full note or more,
> and you tune A4 with a tuning fork.
>
> How do you find the major third or any other note, other than an octave?
>
> I'm trying to understand how you would to a piano that flat without an 
> ETD.
>
> Duaine
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