Dear colleagues, Thank you for your comments on my email about "ears and electricity". I think we basically all agree on the same matter, yes. So much has been said about this that at a certain moment we can = dedicate ourselves to the next issue. I think it all comes down to this: In these fast electronic times the = older generation might hold on to trusted techniques and at the same = time try out new methods whereas the newer generations get tired and = develop other and sometimes better ways. I am not so old but sort of inbetween..48 years. I have tuned more than 25.000 piano's and probably 30.000 by ear. and = only these last years have I worked with a machine too. My final conclusion is this: As long as it sounds "OK" it's fine with = me. I only feel that it is very important to learn the basics first. It is like the pupils on a highschool: if you allow them to use = calculators without first teaching them basic old fashioned = calculation and algebra, they have missed essential knowledge and = that is the reason why there are very many highschool pupils , today, = everywhere, who do not know how to write a proper letter, or have = never heard of Madagascar or holland. They become morons, so to = speak. If I cannot write properly in english then flame me! I have never yet been to Madagascar, but I know where Holland is!! Thank you so much, it was fun! I hope to meet you all one day! PS. there is a great book about Madagascar written by Derphla Murphy = (an Irish author) Friendly Greetings from: CONCERT PIANO SERVICE Andr=E9 Oorebeek Amsterdam, the Netherlands email address: oorebeek@euronet.nl =89 Where Music is no harm can be =89
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC