new to list..first tuning!

[Mjacobucci@cs.com]

In a message dated 01/08/2000 2:46:26 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
btrout@desupernet.net writes:

<< It gives you a
 chance to see how you're doing with your tuning hammer technique, and to
 develop your method of tuning pin manipulation.  Once you're a little more
 comfortable with that, you'll likely progress to more work on your ear
 training, learning to set a temperament, and stretch the octaves so they
 sound good.  And as you go, you'll progress into more and more repairs, as
 they're needed. >>

I would just amend that a bit and that it is better to practice ear training 
first and foremost  and get proficient at it rather than depend on the device 
too much at the beginning.  The danger is not paying enough attention to the 
aural quirks high and low because you are so busy watching the lights. IMHO.
Mark Jacobucci,  LN, CA