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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>at what overall cost?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Joe Goss BSMusEd MMusEd RPT<BR><A
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href="http://www.mothergoosetools.com">www.mothergoosetools.com</A></FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=kswafford@gmail.com href="mailto:kswafford@gmail.com">Kent
Swafford</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech@ptg.org
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, July 16, 2012 1:05 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [pianotech] Self-tuning piano
again</DIV>
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style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em"><BR style="LINE-HEIGHT: 1.22em">Here's a piece in
today's Kansas City Star. I think the reporter was a bit embarrassed at
pushing the idea that techs might be run out of business by a self-tuning
piano device, but that was the angle that his editor wanted him to pursue.
(Not many big errors, but I think Tabachnick is a chapter officer, not a PTG
officer.) The reporter understood when I spoke to him that I was trying for a
nuanced response. I would just add that just because I respect and admire
Don's efforts, that doesn't mean that I think the piano tuning that his device
might someday produce will necessarily be on par with our best tunings. That
said, many pianos spend much time out of tune, and Gilmore's device just might
leave some pianos more in tune (less out of tune?) more of the time. Maybe...
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