[pianotech] Thanks and further comments

[Duaine Hechler]

On 02/03/2011 01:25 PM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
>
>     * Pitch raising (and lowering) with RCT is extraordinarily accurate
>           and fast.
>         * Because it's software, RCT can be easily revised, allowing
>           constant innovation. The latest version can be downloaded from the
>           Internet.
>         * RCT creates super-accurate tunings from low bass to high treble
>           because six notes are sampled (A1, A2, A3, A4, A5 and A6) at as
>           many as four partials three times each for a total of 63 sampled
>           partials. All partials are automatically measured and recorded to
>           a one-hundredth of a cent!
>         * RCT creates aural-quality tunings because it directly matches
>           sampled partials - exactly what aural tuners do every day.
>         * Small (and all scale-challenged) pianos never sounded better! RCT
>           automatically senses and compensates for short scaling in spinets,
>           small grands, etc.
>
>     Note point 4
>
> Duaine
>  
> I hope you read Dale's message. The pitch raise procedure is a very
> good one, one that will get the piano "in the neighborhood" of where
> you want it to be, to tune the piano. The pitch raise directions say
> nothing about it being the end result. So when you tell us that the
> piano sounds good to you, when we all know that a piano that just
> suffered through a 300 cents pitch change isn't capable of being in
> tune, what are we supposed to think about your qualifications as a
> piano tuner? 
> Which is what I, and most everyone else on this list, have been tying
> to tell you. All ETD programs are very good, and they give tremendous
> results. But the tuning an ETD gives is not supposed to be considered
> the end result. It is designed to get you there 95% of the way. Now,
> it's up to each individual how much more accurate they want the piano
> to be in tune. From what we've read on this list, apparently there are
> quite a few people who are satisfied with 95% accuracy. But if that's
> all you're capable of, then that's your choice. And it's also your
> choice not to want to get any better, either because you don't want
> to, or are not able to learn.
>  
> Wim
>  
With that kind of pitch raise, I would tell the customer that I would
have to come back in 2-3 weeks do do another tuning.

Some actually have me come back - and - others don't care and are
satisfied with the way it sounds. These are probably the ones that have
it tuned every 10-20 years.

99% of the time, it is all up to the customers "money belt". Are they
willing to pay for a "follow up" tuning.

Duaine

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