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color=#0000ff size=2>I have followed a goodly number of the better tuners in the
city, and know which pianos were tuned with a computer and which were tuned
aurally, and normally there is significant inconsistency in the low and the high
on aural tunings. James Kozak, tuner for the Houston Symphony,
a marvelous aural tuner says, "These things are made of wood and felt. NOTHING
stays stable for long, so splitting hairs is just not
appropriate." He's tuned quite successfully for the best in
the world, and I have to say I agree with him. For all but the very few of the
top echelon, the machine is generally more accurate than the ear in this day and
age. With about 100 different tuning settings in ET that are possible with
Tunelab, I seem to have been able to satisfy a fair number of different musical
dispositions, so I trust the machine very much. Final deal, if it sounds
good it is good. If it sounds bad it isn't good............</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=081283402-10072006><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>www.bartlettpianoservice.com</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Mike
Kurta<BR><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, July 09, 2006 7:56 PM<BR><B>To:</B> David Lawson;
Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Tuning<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> Hi David:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> There's another comparison
which I use with customers. We used to add up columns of numbers with
paper and pencil. Since calculators became commonplace yes, some still use
their brain, but most make good use of today's technology. I have no
problem with letting electronics do the "heavy lifting" in tuning as long as the
technician can evaluate the final tuning and correct any problems aurally.
Certainly there are proponents of both methods and strong feelings on each
side and yes, aural tuning is still very much alive and well, but EDT's do have
some interesting advantages. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2> Mike Kurta</FONT></DIV><BR>
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