Susan, I am in awe of your generosity. I don't think I could have so cleanly separated the wheat from the chaff in Duaine's remarks, and only responded in the positive, as you did. Thank you for modeling such a good example. -- Mark Schecter On Jan 28, 2011, at 4:57 PM, Susan Kline <skline at peak.org> wrote: > On 1/28/2011 3:16 PM, Duaine Hechler wrote: >> >> And since over 3/4 of my first tunings are pitch raises, he said that >> real technique is learn how far you need to jerk/pull up the string to >> get it close to the pitch without going too far then tweak the string to >> get the right pitch. > Duaine, since you did get my attention over the last couple of days, I've > been thinking about your business and what it consists of. > > If you are spending nearly all your time on antiques, pneumatic players, > pump organs, and neglected uprights, the ETD would probably get you to > where you need to go. In that case, your decision to not be an RPT is > understandable, while quitting the PTG was probably not a good idea. > > If you move on and get into tuning for performances or for > musicians and teachers, then you, IMO, would need a lot more work > on the aural basis of tuning. But if you don't --- > all you need to do is drop the resentment, and accept who you are and > who you aren't. Let the chip fall off your shoulder and lie neglected > on the ground, and get on with the next player. Not many good > traditional player techs around, especially for pneumatics. Nature > abhors a vacuum, and will find every little place to foil your > efforts. It's a worthy undertaking, resurrecting pneumatic players, > not that easy to make a living at these days, but maybe you can. > > You do seem to assume the worst of your colleagues, and then tell them > ALL about it. It doesn't serve you well. When I visit David Andersen's > website, and when I read what Del has to say, and Ryan, and Dale, > and Ron Nossaman, and Ron Overs, (plus many others, including those > who have taught classes I attended at conventions) I realize that some > people are at a level or do a type of work I will never reach or > never attempt. I seriously doubt I will ever install a new soundboard, > let alone do it often enough that I get really good at it, or > add something new to the knowledge of how to do it. It's not a judgment > on me or the quality of my work -- it's the way my life played out, and I > am very happy with what I CAN do. > > When someone who does aural tuning, and/or concert tuning, and/or is an > RPT writes on the list, there is no need for you to take it personally > and lash out at them. Piano work has room for wide variety in how it is > done. Be glad that there are people doing what you could not. They add > richness to the world, and you can learn from them, if only you will > not let imaginary slights to your ego get in your way. > > Susan Kline > > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20110128/ad90858f/attachment.htm>
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