[pianotech] The big discussion

[John Ross]

I have normally found the top half dozen notes higher, some by as much as a ST.
As we age, I believe that we lose our ability to hear the high ones.
John Ross,
Windsor, Nova Scotia
On 2011-01-27, at 7:10 PM, Alan Eder wrote:

> Paul,
> Still Aural (with an occasional ETD helper) to the death...or deaf.....
> ... which raises one rarely discussed, down-the-road benefit of using an Electronic Tuning Aid: eventual, inevitable hearing loss.  As I have already testified, I tune both aurally and with a gizmo (at the same time).  Although I always tune unisons by ear, if/when the rest of me survives being able to hear well enough to tune, I will know what a good tuning "looks" like.  (Lord knows that I've followed the work of some old-timers who would have done an indisputably better job had they used a machine, I mean when A#7 sounds LOWER than the A below it, I'd say it is time for to call in the special forces!)  Sure, this is not a major, compelling selling point to a list peopled by folks who are busy tuning their brains out, but since I'm pretty sure we have left no turn un-stoned on this subject, thought I'd run it up the flag pole and... duck. ;-)
> 
> Alan Eder
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To: pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Sent: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 9:41 am
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] The big discussion
> 
> Daniel, 
> 
> I love this comment! 
> 
> To each his own,  and on with whatever floats your boat!  Aural education only makes true sense for a foundation, or else the ETD will have an epic fail. 
> 
> Still Aural (with an occasional ETD helper) to the death...or deaf..... 
> 
> Paul 
> 
> 
> 
> From:	Daniel Carlton <danielcarltondesign at gmail.com>
> To:	pianotech at ptg.org
> Date:	01/27/2011 04:25 PM
> Subject:	Re: [pianotech] The big discussion
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ok. I'll just say this, (because you all have good and well-founded  
> points) and then I'll be done:
> I think ANYONE that wants to tune pianos and charge people for it  
> should be expected to have a good understanding of aural tuning theory  
> and be able to demonstrate it by doing reasonably good tunings  
> consistently. From there, they can take whichever road will get them  
> to the end result.
> 
> Daniel OUT

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