tuning time

Wimblees@aol.com Wimblees@aol.com
Sun, 29 Dec 2002 22:20:45 -0500


In a message dated 12/29/2002 6:41:40 PM Eastern Standard Time, antares@euronet.nl writes:

> In order to perfect a tuning one must go over and over to get the best
> > results. How long does it take to tune by ear versus machine. I find that
> > the more time I take  the better the tuning. 1hr20min by 
> machine and 2 hrs.
> > by ear. Can others tell me how long they take?
> > 
> > Thanks Jack

If I spend more than 45 minutes on a piano, whether tuning by machine or by ear, I start questioning myself, or the piano. That doesn't mean I quit after 45 minutes. I just start wondering if I'm having a bad day, or if the piano is extraordinarily picky.
 
Wim

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