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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As a very talented tuner once said to
me:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A good ear to hear intervals doesnt =
make a good
tuner. Most of the work is within the actual use and handling of the =
tuning
lever. I like to look around at piano stores/music shops and I've heard =
this
'buy an ETD and tune your piano yourself' several times actually. I feel =
sorry
for the ones that buys this talk, since owning a good ETD doesnt make =
you a good
tuner (not by far).</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Think back to the time when you begun =
learning to
tune the piano. Wich part was hardest? Be honest! It wasnt the listening =
part,
was it? </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>A serious pianist doesnt have the time =
to learn how
to tune the piano. Not even with an ETD, since he or she will most =
likely end up
realizing that setting the pin alone, is a really hard thing to do. That =
will
make the pianist end up tuning instead of playing.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Furthermore: The pianists I know wont =
just
let anyone to fiddle inside their piano. The last person they would =
let
inside it is probably themselves.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As long as there is real pianos =
who needs
pianotuners, there will always be work for us, but just like the =
market for
digital pianos have 'stolen' parts from the traditional ones, this will =
probably
happend with the tuning in some degree. I doubt however that it =
will be
as big.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Tuning a piano isnt a thing you can =
just learn how
to do by getting an ETD, and that will probably many of the ones
who try realize after breaking some part/string.</FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Daniel Lindholm / Stockholm
Sweden</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>