Duaine.<div>How about trying to drop the belief that you can't hear beats, and learn to hear the beats? The information is there in the signal coming into your ears, all it requires is learning to pay attention. The thought "I can't hear beats" gets in the way.<div>
I know many of us have tried to tell you this many times over the years, but this is in fact the bottom line.</div><div><br></div><div>Jason<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sat, Nov 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM, Paul McCloud <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pmc033@earthlink.net" target="_blank">pmc033@earthlink.net</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi, Duaine:<br>
It could probably be used, but for that matter, you could use a chromatic tuner and achieve the same result. Yes, you would have to tweak it by ear to make it work, with either one. I know a guy who used a chromatic tuner, without tweaking, but the result was dismal. Can you do unisons with it? I suppose, but probably not good enough for a decent tuning. If you're on a budget, and want to maybe do pitch raises and such, it might come in handy. I just saw one on Craigslist for $39.<br>
As far as a pitchpipe, I'm not sure how much they cost for digital, but might be even cheaper. In any case, you'll have to dust off your aural tuning skills. The pitch pipe will not read the pitch, but you'd have to listen and match the string by ear. Sanderson makes the Accu-Fork, which will give you pitch control + or -. Costs a lot more, too.<br>
An ETD does not a piano tuner make (without skills and training).<br>
But, you know that already.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888">Paul McCloud<br>
San Diego<br>
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From: "Duaine Hechler" <<a href="mailto:dahechler@att.net">dahechler@att.net</a>><br>
To: <a href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</a><br>
Sent: Saturday, November 10, 2012 7:44:27 AM<br>
Subject: [pianotech] Possible adaptation for the Tuning Exam<br>
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Since I am a "Barbershopper", I thought about this...............<br>
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We as Barbershoppers tune up using a Pitch Pipe (the original is one you blow into, the latest is an electronic one<br>
(which is more accurate)), so why couldn't the temperament be set by one of these ?<br>
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This STILL involves AURAL tuning to do,<br>
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Besides, as other persons have said, it really should be based more on the technique and accuracy, meaning are the pins<br>
stable and are the unisons sound like one !!!!!<br>
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Duaine<br>
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