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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><EM>"I will also admit to you that about the
only thing I know about an ETD other than Siemens of course, is that it has a
screen."</EM></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Well, sorry to tell ya, but you strike out there
also. Sanderson accutuner has no screen - just an LED array.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Terry Farrell</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Wow!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Why are you ETD ers so touchy. I don't think I
said one thing against tuners that use ETD's other than my experience with the
old lady. Have you gotten so touchy about the mere mention of aural tuning you
take it as an attack. The fact is that I have thought many times about
investing in one. It would be especially nice as you say in noisy situations
and I guess I can see that it probably could be a help in pitch raise and if
you prefer to use them that is fine. I also know and have a number of friends
that use them and are excellent "RPT" tuners.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I will also admit to you that about the only thing I
know about an ETD other than Siemens of course, is that it has a screen.
I know that you are now going to say I should go check them out. Folks,
I am 69 years old as of last week and going on 22. If I bought one of those
things, my teacher, Dr. William Braid White would do a back flip in his
grave.I have cut my work load down to three pianos a day. I retired when I
quit working on Saturday. I also wouldn't think about tuning a piano
before 10am or after 4 pm. I can tune a piano, usually in an hour to an
hour and a half. I take in one action at a time and am backed up on action
work for about 3 months--yeh! I do it because I like to do it and I do it when
I want to.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Don't be so bloomin touchy ETDers. I have got one
question. How do you hear the piano when you have plugs in your
ears?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>On page 57 under Tuning in the Steinway Technical
service guide. ( you ought to get one) I quote:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>"Steinway & Sons stresses the importance of aural
tuning. Developing piano tone is a mechanical and musical art. Solid
aural tuning exercises and develops the musical ear, giving the technician a
greater ability to master the methods used in tone building."</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>You don't need to holler and get
upset with me----Holler at Mr. Steinway.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Some day I think I will probably check the ETDs out if
for no other reason but curiosity. There is maybe one thing you ETDers
can help me with. Just about every week or two I get a call from someone in
the area who has just had their piano tuned and are very unhappy with the
extreme last octave in the bass. This isn't just one tuner that I run
into. Invariably the last octave is so far sharp it is dissonant. Any
kid with a years lessons would hear it. There is no way any tuner has listened
to this. Is there something about ETDs that don't hear that last
octave?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hang loose people. There are plenty pianos out there for
all of us.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ron</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>