[pianotech] Tuning Exams - Odd?

[Joseph Garrett]

David Renaud replied:
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Hello joe
 
I am a current CTE, and have attempted much input on this thread.
 
Regarding master tunings.
The master tuning is aural. An examination team may "pretune" the instrument
With a machine to make sure it is at pitch, stable, close, and ready to
begin
A master tuning. But then the master tunings is begun from scratch aurally. 
The master tuning can take many many hours as the team negotiates making
that piano
The best it can be.
 
To be clear to those that are assuming a tuning program is used for a
master tuning. 
It is not used to create the tuning, only to record the aural tuning. It is
also used to monitor 
General drift of the piano, if it moves too far because of humidity or
temperature changes the master tuning must be re started......."

David,
Thank you for your response and clarification of the Master Tuning
protocol. It was needed. Since I am not, (nor have I ever been), a CTE, I
did not feel qualified to respond to the specifics of the Master Tuning. I
have, however, participated in many sessions of that. Each time, as you
say, it is a new exeperience.<G> Because pianos are such individual
entitiies, the process opens new doors of learning, every time, imo.
It is my hope that all CTEs will take a bit more time and eleviate the
misconceptions of the Tuning Exam process. That one thing, is tatamount to
getting more Associates to step up and take the test, imo. We need more
RPTs! (and fewer machine crankers<G>)(I use an ETD, btw.)
The piano will not go away, as it  is the foundation of all Western Music.
Therefore,we will always need qualified people to maintain the huge musical
legacy that all of us enjoy. Again, thank you for your thoughtful response.
Best Regards,
Joe
Joe Garrett, R.P.T.
Captain of the Tool Police
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