<HTML><BODY style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; ">Perfect. Thank you, Conrad. You, sir, are the archetypal craftsmen/artisan user of the ETD. Congrats. You make my point. Everybody is living a CUSTOM life, with a CUSTOM set of skills and gifts, and makes choices in how to CUSTOMIZE their practice of piano technology accordingly. Let creativity, wisdom, and practical intelligence reign.<DIV>DA <DIV><DIV>On Feb 15, 2007, at 4:21 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer wrote:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE type="cite">When I'm doing 10 pianos in 10 hours for high school contest warmup rooms, I'm definitely on autopilot. When I'm doing concert tunings, I first use the ETD, then I check it against my ear. Any disagreements generally are resolved in favor of my ears. I just now got back from tuning up a D. It only needed a few unisons touched up, but I went through my entire tuning sequence. The ETD never got out of its case. Knowing when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em, IMHO, is the art in ETD usage. If I've got a head cold, in a noisy location or doing bulk tuning, the ETD definitely rules the day. If not, we have a dialog. I tell folks that the ETD does the heavy lifting, my ears do the vernier calibration. Conrad Hoffsommer </BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>