etd's and ears

[Larry Trischetta]

ETD's... 
Well, I think the argument will go on and on and on, because the bottom line
is; a true artist and craftsman in the tuning field (or any field) will only
ask a machine to HELP him do his work ONLY when necessary. And a true artist
knows when these times are called for and when they're not.  A true artist
would NOT feel the satisfying fulfillment that he should from producing
something through his talent, if it is produced by someone or something else
(an ETD). The discriminating factor here is wether or not a particular piano
tuner is a true artist or not. Or where in the spectrum he falls. Is he more
scientific about the craft, or less?  Is he  a passionate artist, or just
artistically inclined?  Is he into the physics and the math part of the
profession more than not? Piano tuning doesn't have to be an art or a craft
to everyone.    The artists/craftsman people are all in a different spot in
that artistic spectrum, and some are not there at all. We are all different
people and subsequently different kinds of tuners. A tuner on one extreme of
the artistic spectrum talking to a tuner on the other end will argue for ice
ages about the ETD's role in piano tuning. I myself have a SAT and being
very artistic (art, music, sound, etc) and very passionate about my artistry
 I can certainly relate to those who don't buy into ETD's. And being an
artist, I don't want to have a machine do my craft... I want to do it! BUT..
 I use my SAT a lot. And I tune aurally a lot. And I use both a lot. I use
it to HELP me be an artist. I don't use it to do my artistry for me. Hey...
If someone wants to use an  ETD to do their artistry or craft for them, that
doesn't make them any less a tuner, just a different one. (although it would
make them less of an artist... But still a good tuner)
I guess I better go to bed.
Larry Trischetta, Pocono NE Chapter 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: Avery
Date: 2/15/2007 3:18:16 PM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: RE: etd's and ears
 
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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