Dear Mr. Bremmer, I am happy you have such a *well* educated clientele. Mine unfortunately are *not* so sophisticated. I am happy if the piano in question is within a semitone of the correct pitch when I arrive. By the way, properly used a *strobe* or other electronic device is a useful tool. I am sure you never have a head cold and that your hearing is just as sharp on that 25th piano of the week. I am equally glad that you realize that temperament does not a piano tuning make. I do feel that by not taking time to explain to your clients why you choose historical temperaments you are *helping* us poor old lowly ET folks! > >So which would you prefer, Ma'am, option A or B? Bye the way, have you ever >heard a piano that someone tuned with a Strobe Tuner?" > >I find Micheal's observation very interesting. He finds it remarkable how >close some technicians come to what is being purported as "normal". On a >daily basis, it seems inponderable how many technicians there might be who >are not fulfilling contracts by Jim's standards. > >Of course, I don't offer "Option A or B" to my customers. I do talk about the >nature of tuning and temperament with them when I feel it is appropriate to do >so. >In my view, >the difference I make with an HT is a proportinately very small part of the >overall distinction I make for my self by offering a complete, thorough and >competent piano service. > >When the customer wants to talk and have things explained, I am glad to do so. >Otherwise, given the very hostile climate that the ET="normal" crowd has >created, I prefer to combine two popular slogans as my motto whether it is in >regard to tuning, voicing, regulation or any other service I might provide: > >"Don't ask, don't tell, just do it." > >Bill Bremmer RPT >Madison, Wisconsin Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. "Tuner for the Centre of the Arts" drose@dlcwest.com 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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