<html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> I think those who use an ETD tune = unisons without it because it’s faster.  That’s why I tune them aurally anyway.  Though tuning unisons in the bass can sometimes be problematic with an ETD, I’ve not found any problem with accuracy = through the rest of the piano.  In fact, I’ve found that it allows = for very precise unison tuning when confronted with a noisy environment.  = And for the very high treble, an ETD for tuning unisons can be quite = useful.    <blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #1010FF = 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> > > Be glad that we don't have to pay attention only to > what an electronic machine tells us. Instead, we get > to go to the source, the sound itself, and impose our > value judgments onto it. Why do people who tune with > an ETD do the unisons without it? Because that fudge > factor works in our favor, giving us control of tone > quality in a way which "exact" frequency control > doesn't. > > Truth be told, I think that a lot of aural tuning, > especially by people like Virgil, incorporates "errors" = > a lot bigger (MUCH bigger) than one cent, in the > service of the whole musical sound. > > Just MHO. > > ssssssssnnn > > ___! ____________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives = </blockquote> </div> </body> </html>