Right!!! If people wanted accuracy there would only be photographs, not paintings. On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:55 PM, David Boyce <David at piano.plus.com> wrote: >>I wonder which is the most accurate. > > Well, what is the definition of accuracy? > > Capleton's book on tuning goes into that kind of thing on a rather > philosophical level. "Accuracy" is rather a nebulous concept. It might be > better to talk of sweetness, beauty, wholeness, excitement, rather than > accuracy. Even then, of course, it doesn't come down to one or the other. > There are aural tuners who tune wonderfully and those who tune less than > wonderfully, and ditto for users of ETDs. > > As Ron said a while ago in another discussion, "No tuning is ever really > finished, just left behind". I like that! > > There is also my own metaphor for tuning which I rather like (he noted > modestly, eyes fetchingly downcast and shuffling feet) "Part arithmetic and > part flower-arranging". > > Best regards, > > David. > -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You.
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