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color=#0000ff size=2>Whattaya think????????????????????????? I wonder who
made you god......... Wow. There is a vast difference in confidence
and arrogance, the realization that in all things human, humans will prove
themselves fallible. That should, I would think, cause one to err on the side of
caution...............</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>les bartlett</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>David
Andersen<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, February 14, 2007 10:10 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech List<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: etd's and ears<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<BLOCKQUOTE type="cite"><SPAN class=Apple-style-span
style="WORD-SPACING: 0px; FONT: 16px Helvetica; TEXT-TRANSFORM: none; COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); TEXT-INDENT: 0px; WHITE-SPACE: normal; LETTER-SPACING: normal; BORDER-COLLAPSE: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; orphans: 2; widows: 2"><BR>"But,
today's ETDs will definitely give a more than acceptable tuning. So, nearly
everyone will be happy."</SPAN></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Except the tuner, who's trying to see himself/herself as an artisan, a
craftsperson, and knows that he/she just phoned it in.</DIV>
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<DIV>If you died today, how does this sound?</DIV>
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<DIV>"He was a tuner that did more than acceptable tunings, and gave 70 or 80%
all the time."</DIV>
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<DIV>Now: I've heard beautiful, soaring tunings by strictly aural tuners,
and by tuners who were using an ETD as a helpful tool. The tunings I've
heard that were strictly by looking at the wheel or the dial or whatever---to
me---suck. Average. Brittle-sounding. If average is where you want to be, by all
means coast through your four or five tunings a day, make your 100 grand a year,
but don't call yourself an artisan. An artisan is passionate, engaged, and doing
his/her best when working.</DIV>
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<DIV>To them, it's not a job; it's a love and a calling. And I know so many
fantastic artisans in this work; I was just with a lot of them at the California
PTG Convention, and it's an honor to be with artisans and revel in their
dedication. It's FUN to give something your all.</DIV>
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<DIV>I think a lot of people use ETDs because they're not confident in their
ears' ability to get the job done. This is just speculation, but I think
there's some truth there.</DIV>
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<DIV>Whattaya think?</DIV>
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<DIV>Best,</DIV>
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<DIV>David Andersen</DIV><BR><BR>
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