Rn> I, too, have sometimes had to deal with the ill- or Rn> improperly-educated client who sees a SAT (or a PowerMac laptop) and Rn> says something like "oh, so you don't tune them by ear anymore, eh?" Rn> And I also have a two-minute (surprises those who know me that I can Rn> say anything at all in only two minutes) speech. Rn> "Well, no, that's not quite right. Ultimately, all tuning is done by Rn> ear. But some of the better modern electronic tuning equipment can help Rn> us get 'real close, real fast'. In addition to helping me tune faster Rn> (which allows me to keep my rates down), I can relax a little during Rn> the 'rough' tuning part, and save my fullest concentration for the Rn> final/fine tuning of each string. Rn> Randy Potter, R.P.T. Randy, I suggest you end your speech here. All the rest of it is not needed and casts piano techs who don't use ETAs in a poor light. When ever customers express their approval that I don't use a ETA I give them my little speech explaining that I have many very competent colleagues who use both their ears and eyes to achieve the same result that I do. Just a suggestion to keep it simple and friendly, Scott Johnson Auburn, California scott.e.johnson@24stex.com
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