>From what a number of you have been saying, as long as you are perfectly satisfied with your ETD, and you know it can produce a high quality tuning that you are satisfied with day in and day out, there is no way you're going to go to the trouble of learning to tune the middle two octave aurally. Ironically enough, I've proposed to "the powers" of the PTG to eliminate the aural portion of the Tuning Exam for quite some time now, but to make section 2 and the unison sections more stringent. I don't want this to become a topic of conversation on this list, because that is what the PTG-l is for, but perhaps it's time for the ETS Committee, the Board, and Council, for that matter, to start start talking in that direction. Perhaps it's time the PTG moved into the 21st century, and face the reality that the new electronic tuning devices are here to stay, and that by ignoring that reality, it is hurting the membership of the organization. Wim -----Original Message----- From: Bill Fritz <pianofritz50 at aol.com> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org> Sent: Sat, Feb 5, 2011 5:49 pm Subject: Re: [pianotech] Subject: understand the relationship of theheavenly bodies As you are suggesting... it does make sense to "think" while one is following one's ETD (Electronic Travel Device) "Jill" the GPS lady... however, perhaps we should also have a KC session on "Tips & Tricks when using GPS's"... If they stay plugged in, they don't quit on you. If they lock up on you, turn them off and back on... and they usually fix themselves. Most GPS's have a "Detour" button.. which will immediately find an alternate route (aka traffic backups or blocked/construction streets). And finally, if you decide you don't want to go that route based on a previous trip's experience... you can turn in a different direction. And "she doesn't bitch, she doesn't complain, she doesn't keep reminding you of your 'incorrect' turn..." She just says "Recalculating". Bingo, she guides you in the new direction. PS There's usually a "mute" button, too ;-) As my 87 year old Father said about his now completed 55 years of tuning: "I wish I would have had an ETD, a cellphone, and a GPS when I first started". All my old maps got recycled 4 years ago... I also use Google Maps ahead of time for a rough idea of travel route & time. http://maps.google.com Bill Fritz, St Louis <SNIP> If you want to get from point A to point B, you need to know how to get there using a map or a GPS. Using a GPS will be fine, as long as there are no construction sites or accidents on the road you're traveling. But when there is an accident, or the GPS quits on you, or, what has happened on a number of occasions, for some reason the directions don't make sense, you had better know how to read a map, or have the ability to figure out an alternate route. Wim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110205/4005e573/attachment.htm>
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