Dear List, On my way to Texas State Association Seminar but I have thought about this thread for a while now. It has appeared on the list under several subject headings over the years. They say there is no one so reformed as a reformed smoker. It is my experience that the use of the tuning fork or the ETD is a matter of personal preference to some degree. I would say that state of the art ETDs are difficult to beat for consistency and accuracy in my experience. I was a strictly aural tuner for 20 years after starting out with an ETD. I was so proud to learn to tune aurally that I disdained the use of ETDs (and even the users) for years afterward. As Mr. Dylan said, "I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now." However one achieves the results that satisfy their customers and give them pride in a job well done is great. I would just suggest that to consider another technician less able or competent because of the tools or methods used can be a bit judgmental. Viewpoints change with time and until you have been in someone else's shoes, give the benefit of the doubt. I will use whatever tool I can find that will give me better results regardless of what it looks like or how it is perceived. I prefer not to float pitch. I insist on consistent, verifiable results which I can record and compare over time. As I said on the list when the subject came up before, you can have my ETD when you pry my cold dead fingers off of it. Your mileage may vary. Best regards, Dale Dale Probst, RPT Member, TEAM20001 PTG Annual Convention Reno, NV --July 11-15, 2000 email: wardprobst@cst.net (940)691-3682 voice (940) 691-6843 fax TEAM2001 website: http://www.equaltemperament.com/PTG/
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