Jeff said: " Also, storing tunings and using the same tuning every time on the same piano exponentially increases stability." I agree wholeheartedly. When tuning aurally we tune different notes somewhat differently each time. The exact same tuning/tension on the piano each time really helps stability. dp David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu -----Original Message----- From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jeff Tanner Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2010 10:25 AM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] using as ETD, was Re: Too tall!!?? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Kline" <skline at peak.org> > Stress? > > I suppose anyone who feels stress while tuning should get one ... > > Susan Kline, aural dinosaur Hi Susan, I've always felt an aural tuning takes as much out of me as a high energy musical performance of the same length of time. After 26 years, I still don't see how one can aurally tune a piano and it not be stressful with the level of concentration required. Tuning aurally in the university was exponentially more stressful. All that hard effort wiped out in just a matter of days, and sometimes hours really takes a toll on the old psyche. Buying an EDT was the best thing I ever did for stress reduction. Er, 2nd best thing I ever did for stress reduction. Quitting the university job was the best thing, by far. Jim Busby, I agree with everything you said, especially the agreeing with the EDT differences in tuning part. Our aural tuning rules don't take into account that the area of the piano we usually set an aural temperament is the worst scaled part of the piano. When we insist on making that section work with our rules, we introduce errors into the tuning that only increase as we expand the tuning into the rest of the scale. Once I started trusting that the EDT was actually creating a more equal temperament than my aural rules did, I started noticing the overall tuning worked out much better. Also, storing tunings and using the same tuning every time on the same piano exponentially increases stability. Jeff Tanner
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