Unisons by Machine? was Re: Aural vs. electronic again, was "Re: Another newbie question"

[tune4u@earthlink.net]

I don't know WHAT my point was, to be honest. I just got rambling and
jabbering after making another point ...

I KNOW there are amazing, fast, solid, ear tuners out there. And I'm
envious!

Alan
Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Ballard" <yardbird@vermontel.net>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, January 19, 2003 10:01 PM
Subject: Re: Unisons by Machine? was Re: Aural vs. electronic again, was
"Re: Another newbie question"


> At 8:55 PM -0600 1/19/03, <tune4u@earthlink.net> wrote:
> >The fastest tuner I ever saw--about 40 minutes on a Yamaha Studio in good
> >condition, with me jabbering at him the whole time--was strictly aural (C
> >fork, 4ths & 5ths Braid-White F-F temperament, no felt strips, did
unisons
> >as he went using only one slit-rubber trebble mute).
> >
> >His tuning sounded good when he left (he's tuned at our church for many
> >years) but I don't think his tuning holds up too well (I am the pianist).
> >Wish he'd take 5 more minutes and set his pins and strings a little
better.
> >
> >He was amazingly fast--looked like he was suffering the palsey as he work
> >each pin.
>
>
> So what's the point here, Alan. fast, by itself is pointless. We'd
> like to hear about fast, accurate and solid. Aural only, that is.
>
> Bill Ballard RPT
> NH Chapter, P.T.G.
>
> "Out here on the food chain, you either
>     diet,die, or dine"
>      ...........folksinger Mark Graham
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