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<DIV><FONT size=2> Once upon a time I thought that I was a great =
tuner ,
then destiny, or luck brought me to Jim Coleman Sr. With his patients , =
big ears
, and ETD, I'm alot better. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I like to tune at least a couple a week by ear =
, as I
check it with Dr. Sanderson . That way I can keep the ear =
up.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>PS I think back to times when I did not use a box =
and a new
customer saying that the last guy used a machine and I won't have him =
back. I
use mine anyway.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>God bless</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Dan over and out....</FONT>----- =
Original
Messa......ge ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:antares@euronet.nl" =
title=antares@euronet.nl>antares</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"
title=pianotech@ptg.org>Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 10, =
2004 4:05
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> get yourself a =
Cadillac and
enjoy the ride</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><BR>On 10-feb-04, at 22:52, Michael Gamble =
wrote:<BR><BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>Hello all<BR>Stephane said: "What I found most interesting =
in
Verituner is that it lets<BR>YOU decide what<BR>is a good tuning. If =
you are
not 100% satisfied with the tuning (style) the<BR>device achieved, =
you can
put in your own parameters to make the tuning match<BR>your delicate =
ear.
Interactive keeps a man awake."<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE>Michael =
said:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>I say: If you rely on an external device your tuning ear =
will
eventually<BR>fall into a state of disuetude and suddenly you won't =
be able
to tune<BR>without a device at all. This is why I only use the CTS-5 =
to
"help" lay the<BR>bearings in just one 8ve. Then I turn it off and =
finish
the job by ear. I<BR>have yet to have a call-back on my
tunings.<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR>Michael,<BR>I beg to differ with you =
on this
issue about ETD's.<BR>I know actually many tuners here in Holland, but =
also
abroad, who are highly experienced aural tuners and who, nevertheless, =
now
tune with an ETD.<BR>In Holland I was among the first members of the =
then new
Dutch Piano Technicians Association (the VvPN) and I was also among =
the small
group of these new VvPN members who created the very first tuning test =
in
Europe where you could test the tuning electronically with the aid of =
an ETD
(at the time a SAT) and a computer program, just like they have been =
done (and
do) for a long time in the USA.<BR><BR>Let me tell you, it was not an =
easy
task to do a tuning test and walk away with a high enough score, and I =
have
seen many colleagues who, after they had proved their professional =
ability,
were very proud that they had dared to do this risky test. <BR>They =
had shown
that they were able to make a very good tuning, and we all know that =
there are
many colleagues out there who are not capable of making a tuning at =
that same
level I just described.<BR><BR>Many of these 'tested' tuners now use a =
tuning
device, myself included.<BR>I have tuned <B>too many piano's =
aurally</B>, and
I thank the electronic tuning Deities for my beloved 'box'.<BR>You =
know
why?<BR>Because my box creates for me a tuning of such high quality =
that it
will take me at least a Month's training of steady high-trapeze-tuning =
to
reach the same accuracy.<BR>But I would never be able to make money =
with it,
because such a fabulous concert tuning would take me hours, and =
afterwards I
would be exhausted, whereas my ETD allows me to do the very same but
<B>within</B> one hour, hello!<BR>So my customers are happy because =
they can
count on a very high quality tuning, and I am very happy because I =
don't get
exhausted, don't have a lot of tuning stress, and I can, instead, =
concentrate
on making beautiful and strong unisons.<BR><BR>Especially somewhat =
older
tuners, who have paid their tuning dues so to speak, go into their =
second
tuning wind when they discover the ease and joy of a good =
ETD.<BR>Because they
have already tuned piano's aurally for many years, they know very well =
how to
tune a piano when the battery of their ETD is low.<BR>Some time ago, I =
came
back from a short trip abroad, and I had forgotten to charge the =
battery of my
box, so the next day I had to tune this very difficult Steinway =
belonging to
this very difficult customer.<BR>To be honest with you, I got =
chagrined
because it was late in the afternoon and my energy level was down, and =
I was
not looking forward to having to do it again 'by ear'.<BR>However, I =
of course
tuned the thing and after only a few uncertain minutes I was back full =
swing
and was having fun, trying to do the puzzle again for the zillionth
time.<BR><BR>I can tell you something else :<BR>Just because my ears =
have been
sharpened by the superior ETD tuning, my musical hearing wants to =
duplicate
the refined regularity that I have been hearing for years through the =
use of
my sophisticated ETD. So my tuning ability has not gone away and has =
not
lessened at all.<BR>I feel very good that I can make a real good =
tuning even
after having used an ETD for years.<BR><BR>Again : there are many many =
excellent aural tuners in the world who, at a certain moment, just =
like me,
have made a switch from aural to electronic.<BR>I think most of these =
will
testify that they have an easier life now and that they enjoy making a =
superb
tuning.<BR>I am all for learning to tune aurally and then tune aurally =
for
years, just to become well trained.<BR><BR>After that goal has been =
reached I
would say : get yourself a Cadillac, and enjoy the =
ride.<BR><BR><BR>friendly
greetings <BR>from<BR>André Oorebeek<BR><BR>Amsterdam -<BR>The
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Netherlands<BR><BR>0031-20-6237357<BR>0645-492389<BR>0031-75-6226878<BR>w=
ww.concertpianoservice.nl<BR>www.grandpiano.nl<BR><BR><BR><BR></BLOCKQUOT=
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