aural tuning

[DGPEAKE@aol.com]

In a message dated 98-06-16 19:11:20 EDT, you write:

<< 
 Years ago there was a tuner here in Dallas who tuned very well without ETD
 (actually the strobo tuner was the only ETD choice at the time.)  His repair
 work was terrible!  It can happen without an ETD.  Some tune well - one way
or
 another- but can't do anything else.  The worst case I came upon was a
customer
 who had just bought a new M&H "A" that had a buzz he couldn't fix.  He worked
a
 long time on it, then excused himself saying he was going to get a drill so
he
 could make a hole in the sounding board.  She didn't let him back in!  I was
 called by the dealer to fix the piano and calm down the customer.  It turned
 out to be a damper wire hitting a bass string.
 
 He was an exceptional aural tuner tho.
 
 dave
 
 
 That is why it is nice to be a technician, rather than a good "tooner."

Dave Peake, RPT