Alan, There are some clues, in your post, about why you aren't getting good results with an ETD: 1. "If any of you users of Tunelab....have a tuning file for a 1920's Gulbransen..." Yikes! With "files", you are assuming that each of the same make/model of piano is identical. Wrong!!!! Secondly, you are assuming that the tuner that made the "file" tunes/listens the same way you do. Wrong! There are a whole lot of other assumptions, as well.<G> 2. Most fellows/gals that use ETDs "follow the directions" and have the machine do the calculation of each individual piano. (Or sometimes they just use "generic"!) Wrong! ETDs are useful equipment, but they will not THINK. That's were the tuner comes in.<G> I know, I know....Thinking is like work! (Oops, sorry, didn't mean to use cuss words here!)<G> For those of you who have read my Tuning article in the PTJ, 2000, you know my basic philosophy concerning this. For those who have not, you might give it a read and then re-evaluate how you approach your use of ETDs. In my opinion ETDs allow us to be more analytical in the tuning process. This allows us to be more versatile. Just a thought.<G> Best Regards, Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon) Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
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