[pianotech] Fw: Tuning, was advertising

[Daniel Carlton]

I learned to tune aurally and tuned that way for the first 6 years.  
Then when I started traveling out of town to work and trying to tune 4  
or 5 a day, I decided to try a ETD. It did speed things up for sure,  
but I've considered either going back to full aural tuning or setting  
up the ETD to follow my temperament sequence, using it only as a  
secondary reference if I'm having trouble, let’s say, on a really  
difficult spinet.

What I miss about strictly aural tuning is the feeling of  
accomplishment at the end. I miss the challenge. I miss knowing that I  
took on this Bremen spinet and freaking conquered it.

I'm fully enveloped and immersed in the tuning process when I tune by  
ear. I think of it like building a chest completely by hand, from  
selecting the right woods to cutting the dovetails and carving the  
legs, to sanding and finishing. You can do that or just go to Target  
and buy one that just needs to be assembled. Just read the directions,  
turn a few screws and, it's done.

I'm not arguing with anyone here about anything. This is simply the  
way I feel in regard to my own tuning.

There.

Daniel Carlton