Hi Susan, At least two ETD's have been able to reach the level you speak of. The modified Hale Sight-O-Tuner could measure to 1/100 of one cent. RCT can also "read" to 1/100 of a cent. Perhaps someone else can speak about Tunelab and Verituner? It would appear that the best that can be done on a totally "Aural" basis is 1/10 of a cent. No one told me that such small changes were hard to make--so I simply bashed away until I could make that sort of resolution. I guess this would be a case of an ETD driving a student to a higher level than they might have achieved without one. Where our ears "shine" is in unisons. It is possible to duplicate a great unison with an etd--just that it takes longer than doing it aurally. Besides which the ear ought to be the final judge of what is desireable. At 04:25 PM 3/16/2008 -0700, you wrote: > >One adjusts to that in various ways. I also present to you the idea >that there is a line between reasonable and unnecessary accuracy, and >the machines are well past the line. If a machine were invented which >allowed one to measure a note to a hundredth of a cent, some turkey >would probably think he had to work to that level. > >I think that aural tuning allows for a more natural judgment of which >aspects of tuning and voicing really make a difference to performers >and listeners, as opposed to those which are just easiest to measure. >But then, I am biased ... > >Susan Kline Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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