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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I am a piano technician who is a =
machine
assisted <U><EM>professional</EM></U> associate. Were you going to skip =
straight
from amateur to RPT?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>From: "Andrew & Rebeca Anderson" =
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>To: "Pianotech" <</FONT><A
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org"><FONT face=Arial
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2004 =
11:25
AM</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Subject: Re: =
Verituner</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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size=2>> Dan,<BR>> As a tuner working to progress from machine =
assisted
amateur associate to <BR>> an RPT I have found earplugs very helpful =
in
sorting out what partials I <BR>> need to be working with in order to =
lay the
bearings by ear. I heard too <BR>> many (some faint) to decide =
which to
work with before that. Guy Nichols <BR>> recommends Ear Filters =
which
are utilized by hearing conscious rock <BR>> musicians (there are a
few). These apparently successfully reduce decibel <BR>> levels =
without
overly compromising sound detail. They are generally a <BR>> =
special
order item at your local electric guitar and drum store. I didn't =
<BR>>
get them ordered in time for a week long tuning gig I did in an unserved =
<BR>> corner of Texas where all the pianos required pitch-raises =
(10-120
<BR>> cents). After the first day I went to the local drug =
store in
desperation <BR>> and bought regular ear plugs figuring I would =
remove them
for the fine <BR>> tuning pass. I could hear the fundamentals =
loud and
clear and the lower <BR>> partials so I risked it and kept them in =
for the
second pass. I always <BR>> remove them for a last playing pass =
of
chromatic scales of thirds, fourths <BR>> and fifths. I was =
surprised
how few of the unisons I did retouch. I still <BR>> have to =
order those
darn ear-filters though. You'd think a piano supply <BR>> house =
would
pick them up.<BR>> <BR>> Andrew<BR>> Las Cruces, NM<BR>> =
<BR>>
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