Laptop? (was Re: SAT for JP ?)

[David ilvedson]

> Date:          Mon, 12 May 1997 22:15:08 +0000
> From:          Rob Kiddell <atonal@planet.eon.net>
> Subject:       Re: Laptop? (was Re: SAT for JP ?)
> To:            pianotech@byu.edu
> Reply-to:      pianotech@byu.edu

I agree with Rob...get those aural skills together.  Too often I
see newer technicians with the machine and never have the
confidence to take the tuning test.  They put it off...I call it
"accutuneritis".   We hear from folks time and again saying how
they use their ears all the time when using a machine.  I know
of technicians who have never tuned a piano by ear and haven't
the foggiest idea how to do it.  They just turn on the machine
and use it exclusively.

ilvey
Pacifica, CA

> > I just bit the bullet and ordered an SAT II.  I am a new tech and I
> > believe this will help me learn aural tunings faster while allowing me
> > to jump in start getting a couple of bucks for the many floor tunings
> > that I can pick up.   My aural tunings are coming along but I don't feel
> > they're good enough to collect money for.  Now, after becoming familiar
> > with the SAT, they should be.
> >
> > Glenn.
>
> At the risk of offending *many* people on the list NEVER (shouting
> emphasis noted) sell your aural skills short. That includes accepting
> the judgement of an electronic tuning aid over your subjective
> judgement. You simply cannot know whether your aural skills are based
> on what a machine tells you is right.
> 	Too many tuners that I know have made the mistake of learning from
> a machine, refining their aural skills second, and then returning to
> the machine. This is a waste of time and effort, as you are
> essentially re-learning what your ear already knows. Get as firm a
> grip with your aural skills first (do the temperament and octaves
> without the machine) and check your work with a machine or mentor.
> Machines are useful tools when properly applied. Please learn why you
> are using them!!!!
>
> Remember, pianos are built for aural analysis.
>
> Rob Kiddell
> R.P.T., P.T.G.
> C.A.P.T. Student
> Edmonton, Canada
> http://www.planet.eon.net/~atonal/atonal.html
>
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