etd's and ears

[David Andersen]

>
> "But, today's ETDs will definitely give a more than acceptable  
> tuning. So, nearly everyone will be happy."

Except the tuner, who's trying to see himself/herself as an artisan,  
a craftsperson, and knows that he/she just phoned it in.

If you died today, how does this sound?

"He was a tuner that did more than acceptable tunings, and gave 70 or  
80% all the time."

Now:  I've heard beautiful, soaring tunings by strictly aural tuners,  
and by tuners who were using an ETD as a helpful tool. The tunings  
I've heard that were strictly by looking at the wheel or the dial or  
whatever---to me---suck. Average. Brittle-sounding. If average is  
where you want to be, by all means coast through your four or five  
tunings a day, make your 100 grand a year, but don't call yourself an  
artisan. An artisan is passionate, engaged, and doing his/her best  
when working.

To them, it's not a job; it's a love and a calling. And I know so  
many fantastic artisans in this work; I was just with a lot of them  
at the California PTG Convention, and it's an honor to be with  
artisans and revel in their dedication. It's FUN to give something  
your all.

I think a lot of people use ETDs because they're not confident in  
their ears' ability to get the job done.  This is just speculation,  
but I think there's some truth there.

Whattaya think?

Best,

David Andersen

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