etd's and ears

[Leslie Bartlett]

Whattaya think?????????????????????????  I wonder who made you god.........
Wow.  There is a vast difference in confidence and arrogance,  the
realization that in all things human, humans will prove themselves fallible.
That should, I would think, cause one to err on the side of
caution...............
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Andersen
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:10 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: etd's and ears





"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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