John, I used the ETD to do the center strings and then tuned the unisons aurally, so I end up going back and forth between the two (ETD and ear) . This particular piano I wasn't too worried about because it was relatively new (7 years), all the hammers, keys, and action seemed in great shape, and the pins just had a nice feel about them. They adjusted very nicely... I'm looking forward to being able to enjoy the "sick tuner" guessing games. :-) Rob On Aug 01, 2009, at 17:08 , John Formsma wrote: > Perhaps an ETD will result in a better end result with a single > pass, tuning unisons as you go. But even with an ETD, two passes are > better. With either method, your own experience will become your > best teacher. As you observe how many different pianos react to > pitch corrections, you'll get better at predicting that reaction. > And you'll know what you are capable of. It's a guessing game, but > you get better at it the more you do it. It's also kind of fun, in a > sick tuner sort of way. :-) > > -- > JF
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