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class=680575602-12022004>Another vote for ETD.</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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class=680575602-12022004>Of the
five pianos today, three were in a fancy hotel / convention =
center. The
first was in the "Tavern" where the folks listening to elevator music =
were
competing with those sitting at the bar watching T.V., laughing and I =
guess
telling jokes (I wear musicians plugs). The second was a console =
in a room
with a fancy name that really just means "windows." The staff were =
busy
setting up chairs, tables, silverware, plates and, oh yes, testing the =
sound
equipment. Before I was through one of the big wigs told me there =
was one
more they wanted me to do but, "this is a new one, so you won't have any =
trouble
with it." So he took me to it. It was 100 - 200 cents flat, =
a
spinet sitting in the kitchen. Yes, the kitchen. They =
assured
me they weren't going to leave it there, but thought it was a good place =
to have
it tuned. I think I set A4 to a clanging pot in the sink and my =
ascending
thirds were synchronized to the clacking casters on the cumbersome carts =
that
carried who knows what. The ETD almost saved the day (Tune-Lab =
Pocket), I
still needed some BC powder when I got back to my car.
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Lamos</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN
class=680575602-12022004>Brunswick, GA </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>antares<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 10, 2004 6:05 =
PM<BR><B>To:</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> get yourself a Cadillac and enjoy the
ride<BR><BR></FONT></DIV><BR>On 10-feb-04, at 22:52, Michael Gamble =
wrote:<BR>
<BLOCKQUOTE>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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