AMEN. David, somehow you come up with the right words and paragraphs that capture the essence of what I've been trying to say. Thank you, Duaine On 01/31/2011 04:23 PM, David Love wrote: > > Yes I do know that and it illustrates my point. Many (not all) have > suggested that the use of an etd is a substitute for hearing. That > spurious argument is that the use of technology necessarily endangers > our pre technological abilities. Especially in this case since > virtually everyone who uses etds tunes 2/3’s of the piano aurally (the > unisons). People seem to forget that. Your cautionary tale is fine but > to some degree it presupposes the loss of skills from a former age. > That’s not necessarily the case was my point and the comingling of the > ideas, etd use and loss of the ability to hear, is by many being > treated as a foregone conclusion. I’m sure people are tiring of this > discussion but what I am tired of is the repeated tendency of some > (not all) to keep suggesting that etd tuning is non-musical and > necessarily implies a loss of a certain skill set or the inability to > develop one. I’ve heard plenty of aural tunings that were worse than > non musical, simply out of tune. > > David Love > > www.davidlovepianos.com > -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 11 years
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