If I'm not mistaken EDTs were invented to make it possible for complete novices--people with no tuning or musical experience whatsoever--to "tune" pianos in factories. ddf Delwin D Fandrich Piano Design & Fabrication 6939 Foothill Court SW, Olympia, Washington 98512 USA Phone 360.515.0119 — Cell 360.388.6525 del at fandrichpiano.com — ddfandrich at gmail.com -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of tnrwim at aol.com Sent: Sunday, May 27, 2012 8:53 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] ETD tuning Vs Aural- Some Wisdom Dauine ETD were invented to help aural tuners, not to be used exclusively. Tuning unisons by ear is almost an after thought in the whole tuning process. In other words, although it is very important, it's basically a skill that' s expected to be known. And if you can't tune by ear, then don't pretend to be a piano tuner. There is nothing wrong with using an ETD, but it's only a tool to help you tune a piano, not a tool to do all the work. Wim
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