By what criteria do you determine that the piano "sounds pretty damn good"? How would you distinquish between a pretty damn good tuning and a "wow" factor tuning? Will Truitt -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Duaine Hechler Sent: Monday, May 14, 2012 4:06 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Striving for the "wow" factor, was Re: Exams discussion - Odd? OK, this "wow" factor still keeps hitting me the wrong way. So what your saying that, if I see a piano, any piano, for the first time and use the calculated tuning that an ETD gives me - which by itself sounds pretty damn good. I'm supposed to take extra time, which the customer may not have, and "play" with the tuning settings until I reach the "wow" factor ? If that is the case, you must have pretty understanding customers ! As it is, I take my time to give them a good tuning, make sure it is stable, etc and still takes me a little under 2 hours. Duaine On 05/14/2012 02:20 PM, Paul Williams wrote: > Wim, Duaine and all. > > If it makes any sense to you all; I tune every piano as if I would > have to play it myself and record it. Of course, a Steinway D makes a > "perfect" tuning even close to possible; a Winter spinet: not even close. BUT: I will do the best job I can on every instrument! That's what we are supposed to do! Aren't we??? > > Just coasting through a crappy piano with a so so tuning looks bad on us, the customer, and the piano!! > Unfortunately, some of those old crappy pianos don't sound much > better to US after you started then when finished, but, by Golly, we > HAVE to do our best with every instrument!! For those who don't even try to do this: then, please stay out of the organization. It just looks bad on the rest of us!!. > > I don't care if you choose ETD's or aurally, really, for the day to > day tunings or even concert tunings. Each of us have what works for > them. Use them, BUT: continue to learn more "tricks" to do a better job, and let's leave each other alone to do that!! My delete button is getting worn out! > > Best tunings to you all! > > Paul > > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing& Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home& Business user of Linux - 11 years
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