<HTML>In a message dated 12/29/02 6:47:44 PM Central Standard Time, davidlovepianos@earthlink.net writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">I use Verituner and I usually take between 45 - 60 minutes to do a normal tuning at a comfortable pace.  The variation often has to do with how well the tuning pins render.  I can certainly go faster if I need to and make a point of it for institutional type of work.  When I was tuning aurally I took a good 15 - 20 minutes longer.  For a concert or recording studio tunings I usually take more time to do an additional pass, maybe 10 - 15 minutes.  The key to speed is hammer technique. David Love   </BLOCKQUOTE> I'd say I agree with this on every point.  While I may spend as much as an hour on a 3 pass concert tuning, I have my ordinary home tunings down to 35 minutes for 2 passes.  I usually think that I can use an ETD and get it done faster but when I'm really in a pinch, it just slows me down.  Experience, perception and technique are all keys to speed. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A></HTML>