Keith writes:
On pianos of lesser quality with scaling issues, adjustments have to be made,
especially across the bass/tenor breaks. You know this.
Yes, I agree. Al Sanderson once said that "all you need for a perfect tuning with this machine is a perfect piano". My original
point was that the musician's ear has a level of discretion that is below the accuracy of a modern machine on a well-scaled piano.
The smaller pianos demand far too many compromises to entrust harmony to the microchip. A strictly machine tuning on a console is usually in need
of massage.
>>You are, from my viewpoint, a consummate artist.
Aw, shucks... that is more than I see. I still remember hearing the tunings of Bill Garlick and David Betts. Now, there are some real
artists. I had good training, and have been very fortunate to have, early on, acquired a school account that honed my regulation chops,
and a large number of recording venue$ that taught me the value of stability and dead unisons. The producers are the ones spending
money, and they don't much care about feelings or excuses when there is anything amiss. I did learn fast, though. I am obsessive/compulsive
but this is a trade in which we can make that work to our advantage.
I appreciate the kudos, but there are better tuners out there than I .
regards,
Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
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