..Conn Strobe Tuner..??

[Phil Bondi]

DGPEAKE@aol.com wrote:

..<big ole snip>..

>  I always have said, and I stand by it to this day, that individuals learning
> how to tune, should not have an ETD to use until he or she can pass an exam at
> the RPT level.  This will according for Franz Mohr allow the feel and proper
> hearing that is necessary to please the ear.  After RPT is achieved, then an
> ETD is very helpful, but the ear is the final authority.
>

..we are WAY off the beaten path of my original request for some working knowledge
of the CST..but this last statement got my attention and I wish to comment..

..i purchased my SATll days after a dealership took on a raw recruit(me)..the
reason was i did NOT want my reputation or his to suffer with my inability to do a
good aural tuning for a customer..

..while I was learning the SAT AND learning what to listen for, I started to get
very confident in my aural tunings..I posted to Mr. Jim Coleman Sr. about this
very early on..i guess i needed a pat on the back..!!..i got it..

..the point I'm making is this..I agree with the above statement in theory..I
personally was not able to do it *that way* simply because i was blessed with
dealership work at a very raw stage...BUT...i was also smart enough to realize
that *cheating* was not going to get me to RPT..i used that SAT to help me learn
what to listen for..MANY times, early on, I would set the top 2 octaves AURALLY
using the SAT as a teacher..hey, it worked for me..ask LB Crabb..

..it also helped me learn what to listen for in the temperment..while the SAT sets
an F-F temperment a little on the *pure* side for my liking, it was still a great
teacher in helping me learn what to listen FOR, while my mentor was 500+ miles
away..

..the only time I use the SAT now is for pitch raises and really bad spinets..

..Thank you Dr. Sanderson ( and LB!),
Phil Bondi