Aural?

[Richard Brekne]

You are Correct Eugenia, not just that I am in aggreement with you, you are
simply correct.. As for your end comment... I am way ahead of you dear. Think
through again what you have read. Often enough we say the same things, using
different words and think we are on different paths when we are not.

Eugenia Carter wrote:

> Thanks all, for the responses.
>
> The point of my original question was to emphasize that no matter how many
> different tools we use, our ears are the definitive answer. ETDs are superb
> tools that many of us use for assistance; they are just not the final
> answer. In most cases, especially on good pianos, ETDs will generate a
> tuning that often requires very little, if any, adjustments. But, sometimes
> that mathematically generated tuning requires much tweaking. Only the ear
> tells us when. That's why I believe that all tuning is aural and that ETDs
> are great tools with which to tune.
>
> Total aural tunings, at least for myself, are much more tiring on what
> little gray matter I have left floating between these sometimes very tired
> ears. I am extremely grateful that I have the assistance of my SAT,
> especially on the last one after a loooooooooooong day of tuning.
>
> And Richard, the question was "how _can_ one tune, except aurally?" not "how
> _do_ we tune?" Think about it.... :-)
>
> I'll now ride off into the sunset.... :-)
>
> Gina

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway