Tuning Test

[Paul]

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Leo
I agree with your point. A colleague of mine bought an SAT III recently =
and is getting use to it. He is an excellent tuner/tech, and wanted to =
engage in something new and different in his work. I've been watching =
this ETD evolution with great interest and now that my friend made the =
leap, the temptation is even greater. BUT! to me, the machine only aids =
in getting the piano in tune. One must have the right skills to SET the =
piano in tune so it will stay there for a reasonable length of time. =
I've watched students with ETD's struggle to achieve this, and it's not =
their equipment, it's their technique. It is permissible to use ETDs for =
part of the exam. I, too, would like to see it used throughout the test, =
and include tuning unisons aurally along with tests for stability as is =
currently done.

P.S. My flame suit is orange: shows less fire but more scorch marks. =
Impressive during deer hunting....On and Zipped!

Paul Chick
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  From: LHSBAND440@AOL.COM=20
  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Monday, December 11, 2000 6:01 PM
  Subject: Tuning Test


  Dear Group,=20

       I wonder if we will ever see in our time that the RPT examine =
will be=20
  done with an ETD alone.  Someone stated that the EDT device is =
comparable to=20
  the computer revolution.  I think that this is true.  Yes, I can add=20
  24983987349873982987349873 + 20394803984029809384 divided by=20
  2098098209830498309 and find the square root of this number in about =
14 days=20
  if I do it by had but a computer can find it in about .03 seconds.  =
Sometimes=20
  it is very hard to let go of the old way but the way computers develop =
they=20
  will in time, if not already, be able to set a temperament better and =
faster=20
  than our ears ever could.  It is just a matter of time.  =20

      Can you imagine this list a few hundred years from now.  All of =
the ETD=20
  tuners will be the old fogies and lord know what they will be tuning =
with. =20
  Probably a laser tuning hammer that works by mind direction only.=20

  flame suit in place and standing near a fire hydrant.=20

  Leo Silverman=20

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