Relevant OT (?) was - Computer clock

[Kevin E. Ramsey]

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Jonathan, Dave, et al,,,,,,,,  I would like to think that having an ETD =
"go down" would not inhibit any piano technician from continuing in his =
work. It might be a little more like "work", but if you really can't do =
it without the machine, then you need a little more education in the =
tuning art.=20
    Even if I'm using my Accutuner, I'm still listening to intervals as =
I go. I know I see a lot of people who aren't doing that. I think it was =
David Love, wasn't it, who said that all his fourths beat about the =
same?  I've been checking this, and yes, you can get a very lovely =
result with this amount of stretch. Even if you use a machine, one of =
the last things I do before leaving the piano is to check the =
seventeenths for smooth progression, any notes that have "slipped" will =
stick out like a sore thumb. =20

    And of course, the RPT exam is only a minimum of what is expected of =
someone who wished to attain that level in our field, there's a lot more =
work to do later, if your desire is to improve.

Just my 2 cents,=20
Kevin.=20





  Dave, that's a good question.
  I had heard that aural tuning was getting worse and worse...Are aural
  tuners finally bad enough that we need to ask that question?  *nudge
  nudge, wink wink*


  Jonathan Finger RPT

  -----Original Message-----
  From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On
  Behalf Of Dave Davis
  Sent: Sunday, March 30, 2003 10:50 PM
  To: Kevin E. Ramsey; Pianotech
  Subject: Relevant OT (?) was - Computer clock

  Kevin,
  You forgot the ever present "how many can tune without
  the Electronic Tuning Device"

  Still learning that one,

  Dave Davis
  Renton, WA

  --- "Kevin E. Ramsey" <kevin.e.ramsey@cox.net> wrote:
  >     what happens when the GPS system goes down?  How
  many pilot/navigators can actually plot a course with
  a sextant?  Or how many people can do advanced math
  without calculators???
  >     Scary, when you think about it.....
  > Kevin E. Ramsey, RPT =20

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