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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Luckily, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>The gentle that has taken me under his =
wing is
mainly a rebuilder. I will need some tutoring in tuning though, as =
self
admittedly, he is not a good tuner, and only tunes when he has too, such =
as
after finishing a rebuild. I do consider myself lucky though, as =
he
promptly delivered an old Kimball upright to my garage as my homework =
and text
book!. I am grateful for his mentorship and has given me a great
opportunity. I have however a full time job currently, and this =
limits my
time to devote to my new trade. I am considering the Randy Potter =
course
in conjunction with my hands on learning....thoughts on Randy's
course?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tom</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=SidewaysWell1713@aol.com
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, December 17, =
2002 6:17
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: New Tuner</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">In a message dated 12/17/02 3:07:26 AM Pacific =
Standard
Time, <A href="mailto:tadams2@satx.rr.com">tadams2@satx.rr.com</A>
writes:<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">Hello list, </FONT><FONT lang=0
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"
face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF">As =
an new list
member and aspiring tuner, I have one question, (actually =
many, but
one for now). Do most of you tune by ear, or with an =
electronic tuner,
or a combination of both? Thanks,</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF">Tom</FONT><FONT lang=0
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>A question like this is always welcome. =
Most of
the people who subscribe to this list are professionals of many years, =
even
multiple decades. Sometimes we run out of things to talk about =
and start
talking about each other. So, ask away, you'll get lots of
answers. One thing I expect you'll see as I have is that for =
every very
strongly held opinion you read, you'll eventually read one that seems =
to (or
even obviously) contradicts it. The ultimate irony you'll find =
is that
*both* opinions will be valid.<BR><BR>I have read the other responses =
and do
not disagree with any opinion so far but I do lean in the direction of =
aural
tuning first. I read lots of claims by Electronic Tuning Device =
(ETD)
users who say that they can hardly improve on the tuning the ETD
produces. Yet, aural tuners consider what an ETD produces as =
only a
starting place, a "rough" tuning which should be refined by ear to be =
truly
excellent.<BR><BR>If you truly want to be a piano technician who is a =
master
of his trade, you must learn to tune aurally and be able to please a =
concert
artist with an aural tuning. You must also learn how to clean =
piano
interiors, repair, align and regulate actions and voice hammers. =
You do
not need to become a rebuilder but it will benefit your skills if you =
work
somehow in the rebuilding end of the business for a while.<BR><BR>When =
I was a
youngster, I wanted to learn to be a piano tuner and never wanted to =
do
anything more than tune. I found out the hard way that many =
other skills
are necessary in order to make a business of it. There are some =
people
who are simply hobbyists. Professional piano technicians most =
often
frown upon and discourage that.<BR><BR>Let us hear more from =
you.<BR>Bill
Bremmer RPT<BR>Madison, Wisconsin<BR><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></FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>