The push-mower is a bad analogy. It doesn't stink up the air with pollution like aural tuning...oops. I'm just kidding... David Ilvedson, RPT Pacifica, CA 94044 ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby at byu.edu> To: caut at ptg.org Received: 4/12/2010 6:33:12 PM Subject: Re: [CAUT] using as ETD >Jon, >That's a good example of an ETD as a tool. I do the same. That being said, >sometimes I still get a buzz out of tuning totally aurally. But I also have a >push-mower that I sometimes use just because I like the exercise. Makes me feel >more involved. (And no, I'm not being facetious...<G>) >Regards, >Jim >-----Original Message----- >From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jon >Page >Sent: Monday, April 12, 2010 2:22 PM >To: caut list >Subject: Re: [CAUT] using as ETD >Two cases in point for ETD usage...today. >Baldwin spinet, bass/low tenor was half tone+ flat, treble whole tone flat. >6" ruler fit into gap between backposts and block ~2" (separator block tight) >Set the VT to -105c >Pulled the bass to that, tenor +10c, A4 and up +15~20C >The piano is tolerable and will get pulled up when I get bolts to reinforce >the top of the case. We tipped the piano and the bottom was not separated. >'Rebuilt' M, (shutter); ave. -20c. yanked to pitch with slight >overpull because it will >migrate sharp this summer. Pointed out short-coming of 'r/r' ... >2K work as soon as I can get to it. >If it weren't for the VT I would not be tuning much at all. It does such a >fantastic job with no effort, except for rock solid pin setting and the always >evolving tweaking of my stretch parameters. >Think push-mower vs power-mower. Which cuts the grass better... >it all depends on how much effort you physiologically want to put into it. >-- >Regards, >Jon Page
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