Jim: I'm very interested in the October "tune off." For one thing Virgil was very much an inspiration to me back in 1962 when I worked in Chicago (tho he'd have little reason to remember it.) I have since also adopted the SAT as a valued tool. I have tuned 49 pianos in the past week getting a school district ready to open on August 5th. I'd have zero chance of doing that without "Sandy." I know that if I ever loose my hearing Sandy will not be a help. Listening is the essential skill in our work. But while I can hear well the SAT is a tremendous tool. Your analogy of the Dr. and the x-ray is very appropriate. There are many of us who date back to the days of the Strobo Conn who bashed electronic tuning aids. We told customers that electronic tuning was bad. What we _should_ have said was, current electronic technology is inadequate for fine tuning work. Someday machines will be better. None of us were that insightful. As a result tuners are more or less divided into two camps...those who feel they have to maintain their prior misgivings about electronic tuning aids, and those who have tried the new tools and found them helpful. dave _______________________________________________ David M. Porritt, RPT Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas _______________________________________________
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