[pianotech] the big discussion

[David Love]

Actually I was addressing Ryan's comments but it's not that important.  I
agree with you, and Ed pointed this out earlier, that once you've
established a recipe for a particular piano and can record it and duplicate
it, it's nice to be able to save yourself the trouble of reinventing it
every time you come to that piano.  My point to Ryan was that you can't
really memorize and throw away the recipe generally because each piano has a
slightly different one.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Mr. Mac's
Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 1:38 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] the big discussion

David,

I'm not certain who's comments you are addressing,
   so I shall allow for the moment they are mine.

Though I have a feeling you already know this,
   I am fairly certain Ryan does not. No disrespect intended, Ryan.

 I create a recipe for every piano that I encounter.
 It is logged and recorded on the first visit,
   and is subject to modifications from all visits then on.

Keith

On Jan 31, 2011, at 3:06 PM, David Love wrote:

> Except in this case the recipe changes from piano to piano.  With the
> current generation of etds your are able to adjust the recipe.  
> 
> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of Mr. Mac's
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 9:57 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] the big discussion
> 
> 
> On Jan 31, 2011, at 10:08 AM, Ryan Sowers wrote:
> 
>> . An ETD is like a recipe- if your ingredients are right, and the
> temperature of your oven right, etc you may find that following the recipe
> exactly provides good results. But a talented cook knows how to teak the
> recipe in order to get superior results. With enough experience, the
recipe
> is no longer needed. 
> 
> Interesting analogy, Ryan.
> 
> I certainly wouldn't throw away a recipe, not when you've found a great
one.
> Yes, I might modify it, but I would make notes concerning those
> modifications.
> 
> Memory and experimentation are wonderful things, but if a person doesn't
>   record the outcome of what has have discovered is beneficial to a
> foundation, 
>   it's a lost cause.
> 
> Documentation is a valuable asset.
> 
> You do reconcile your family's bank records, don't you,
>   and make necessary corrections as necessary?
> 
> Sincerely,
> 
> Keith=
>