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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>Did you find the FAC numbers changed with the
season?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=ilvey@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ilvey@sbcglobal.net">David
Ilvedson</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 23, 2007 11:48
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Uniform Formal
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<DIV align=left><FONT style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black">I
don't store FAC numbers in my SAT either, I write them down in the
piano...;-] <BR><BR>David Ilvedson, RPT<BR>Pacifica, CA
94044<BR><BR>
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Original message<BR>From: "John Ross"
<JRPIANO@WIN.EASTLINK.CA> </JRPIANO@WIN.EASTLINK.CA><BR>To: "College and
University Technicians" <CAUT@PTG.ORG> </CAUT@PTG.ORG><BR>Received:
10/23/2007 3:06:52 PM<BR>Subject: Re: [CAUT] Uniform Formal Education (Jeff
Tanner)<BR><BR>
<DIV align=left><STRONG><FONT size=3>I tune using an ETD, have done since
'75.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>I find it interesting the point being made, that is
the master tuning done at a previous time, still a master
tuning.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>When I used the SAT, I noticed that the FAC numbers
would change, for a specific piano, depending on the season. So I never used a
stored tuning, and always got new FAC numbers.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>I have a spare ETD, and likewise, I always use the
recalculate, when going back to a piano I tuned
previously.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT size=3>So has any determination been done, as to whether
the master tuning changes, with changes in humidity?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>
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<A title=ITUNEPIANO@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, October 23, 2007 5:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [CAUT] Uniform Formal
Education (Jeff Tanner)</DIV>
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<DIV>I can second Wim's comments - 70% of my work is pitch raising up
to 100 cents and leaving the piano in decent tune when finished. The
test doesn't cover that. An ETD can set a better temperament than most
1st year tuners can aurally. Many techs use an ETD to suppliment an
aural tuning, and many more use an ETD to tune the entire piano. I
know many techs who do a great job with an ETD. I spose there is
an argument "what if the ETD breaks?" Well, if I relied on an ETD to
tune (which I don't), I'd carry a back up ETD with me, as I carry a back up
tuning fork (ever lose a tuning fork?).... Further, the tuning test
takes an incredible amount of time to set the piano up, if a master tuning
is done ....and common sense tells me that a master tuning done years ago
(as was the case when I tested) would have been done when the voicing was
different, harmonics were different, and was therefor no longer
accurate. Just have an applicant tune the piano..... either it
sounds good, or it doesn't. Takes a few minutes to evaluate it, and
the CTE's job would be a hell of a lot easier ......nothing against all the
techs who worked hard to develop the current test, but you have to admit,
it's very time consuming for a CTE to administer. </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 family="SANSSERIF" ptsize="10">Bob
Maret, RPT<BR>Piano Technician<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR>
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