I don't have any problem whatsoever with competent tuners using ETDs. What raises my eyebrows is so called "professional" piano technicians who can't tune two octaves in the middle of the piano to save their life. To me, basic aural skills is part of the basic requirements of being a competent technician. That's why its required for the tuning exam. I think the biggest misunderstanding that lay people have about piano tuning is that the listening part is what takes special talent or skill, and that turning the tuning pins is the easy part. I explain to clients when they ask me about tuning that the listening part (once you learn it) is actually is the EASY part, the real skill is manipulating the pins and strings. So since developing aural tuning skills is much easier IMHO than learning good tuning hammer technique, why are techs so resistant? I've never met a technician who regrets learning aural skills or felt like it wasn't worth the trouble. -- Ryan Sowers, RPT Puget Sound Chapter Olympia, WA www.pianova.net -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20090404/0bbc51ee/attachment.html>
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