Well, I certainly would agree that the Accu-tooner is a great asset...especially for those silly practice rooms...problem is (from my experience with talking to other technicians) the "crutch" factor exists. I know a couple of techs that actually tune with cotton and or ear plugs...something unsanctamonial about that. This can be a valuable tool to keep one's ear sharp as long as he listens to what he sees. Most of my tunings to date though are done aurally...as far as time factor...still able to tune in 45-50 minutes providing overall pitch is there. As far as in the home...your aural abilities are a definite marketing tool that shows the customer your professionalism, training, and personal care they feel they deserve...but please don't stop there, clean the keys with Key-Brite and they won't mind an Accu-tuner next time!...they figure you know what you are doing, besides when is the last time a piano toooner did anything for them but tuned? Just a little marketing humor from your online Cory guy...Dave-Brite...Seeya!
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