etd's and ears

[Avery]

Good for you, Conrad. That's pretty much how I feel about it!

Avery

At 06:21 AM 2/15/2007, you wrote:
>At 10:25 PM 2/14/2007 -0600, you wrote:
>>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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>
>I'm not God, but I talk to Him fairly often...
>
>A dozen years ago I was VERY sceptical of the quality of tuning 
>obtained by the use of ETDs. Then I got one. Then I learned to use 
>it. Then I overused it. Then I abused it. Then I _really_ learned to use it.
>
>When I'm doing 10 pianos in 10 hours for high school contest warmup 
>rooms, I'm definitely on autopilot. When I'm doing concert tunings, 
>I first use the ETD, then I check it against my ear. Any 
>disagreements generally are resolved in favor of my ears.
>
>I just now got back from tuning up a D. It only needed a few unisons 
>touched up, but I went through my entire tuning sequence. The ETD 
>never got out of its case.
>
>Knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, IMHO, is the art in 
>ETD usage.  If I've got a head cold, in a noisy location or doing 
>bulk tuning, the ETD definitely rules the day. If not, we have a dialog.
>
>I tell folks that the ETD does the heavy lifting, my ears do the 
>vernier calibration.
>
>Conrad Hoffsommer
>
>Early to rise: early to bed;
>Makes a man healthy, and socially dead.
>
>
>
>
>Conrad Hoffsommer - Keyboard Technician
>Luther College, 700 College Dr., Decorah, Iowa 52101-1045
>1-(563)-387-1204 // Fax 1-(563)-387-1076
>
>- Right now, I'm hoping to live until my age matches my golf score,
>- Until then, I'll have to be content to have my IQ match my handicap.
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