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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>The banter back and forth
between aural/ETD tuners & Aural-and-I-Repudiate-ETDs tuners is something
that just has to come up from time to time. We all have a unique style
and a way of going about our work. Under normal circumstances this “argument”
would just lay there on the floor. To me, what makes it stand up and
provoke ire is the implied arrogance – which I’m sure you don’t
intend. The unspoken “I can do better work with my ear than you can
do with your fancy, schmancy ETD” is there, intended or not. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>There is an art to what we do
but in reality it is also a job. I have to go in this evening to tune for
a concert of a world class cellist and world class pianist. If 3 weeks
from now they want to do a little editing of the recording I can duplicate the
exact (note-for-note) tuning I’ll do tonight. That way my “job”
will work with their “art” for the finished product. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>When I started in this work
concert tuning capable ETDs didn’t exist. When they became
available I didn’t feel the need to get one and didn’t. Now I
see things that TuneLab helps me do that I find to be of value so I have
it. If feeling you don’t need an ETD helps you get out of bed in
the morning…. great! Feeling I’m equipped to do whatever
might be called for today helps me get out of bed. We all face the
un-tuned pianos and bring order to their chaos. The world is a better
place however we go about it. To each his own art and job success.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>dave<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>____________________</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>David M. Porritt, RPT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="mailto:dporritt@smu.edu">dporritt@smu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>John Formsma<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, February 01, 2008 9:45 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Pianotech List<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Accu-tuner<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>--- big snip ---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>Whereas we could just learn what makes a tuning good, relax,
and get it done. (I'm not saying you can't do that, either, Ed. I'm
sure you can. Just speaking generally.) I think I'm a better tuner
without the ETD. Do I have hard days? Yeah, the first piano today
was one of 'em. Did I want to go buy an ETD? Nah, just learned a
bit more about the piano and myself. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Yes, I chose a road with a more difficult mountain at the
beginning of the journey. But I like the view now, and the road isn't so
steep anymore.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>-- <br>
JF<o:p></o:p></p>
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