[CAUT] Teaching Piano Tuning

[Don]

Hi Boaz,

I agree nothing has yet replaced the human ear--however the most recent
"crop" of software programs do have uses for analysing voicing needs. I'd
rather have some information than none. They also extend our working "time"
by lowering the stress we place on our ears. I'd not be without mine--thanks!

At 11:25 AM 02/11/2004 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Finally, I think there is one indispensable tool no one likes talking
>about or admitting. You need it in order to judge a quality aural
>tuning, to make voicing decisions, and especially to do concert work
>(where the most important decision is not WHAT to tune, but what NOT
>to tune, in order to maintain stability). You need it to know the
>difference between pleasing and harsh, glassy and smooth, focused and
>diffuse....all words we use to try to describe the voice of a piano.
>You need it to know when to stop working and take a break. You need it
>to be flexible, adaptable, and ready for any situation. You need it to
>know whether or not a job has been done to your satisfaction.
>
>That tool is a great pair of ears. You have to have above-average
>hearing. Any prospective serious apprentice needs to have a full
>hearing test performed by an audiologist first. You simply cannot
>become more than a "just a job" piano tuner if you don't have
>excellent hearing. An ETD has no judgment. It cannot perform a 15
>minute concert tuning, and it cannot listen to the voicing for you.
>You can read as many articles as you want and attend as many
>conferences as you want, but you will not develop your hearing without
>hours and weeks of practice on good quality pianos. You can't learn to
>tune and voice on bad instruments. You can only begin to learn, and
>then keep striving.
>
>Some technicians may think that sounds patronizing or arrogant. It's
>not personal so don't personalize it. My opinion has very little to do
>with emotions and has more to do with the business at hand. Everyone
>is entitled to their opinion, that's what this forum is for.
>
>Boaz Kirschenbaum, RPT
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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