Poll

[David Love]

I can't say that I've gone from ETD to aural, but when I first started the
using the ETD about 2 years ago, I was lulled into a false sense of
security.  After several tunings I began to realize that I didn't always
agree with the machines choices in certain parts of the piano.  Admittedly,
this was usually with less than perfectly scaled pianos, but not always.
Now I tend to use the ETD with much aural support.  I do use the FAC program
but always check the double octaves, A3 - A5, and A4 - A6, and use the DOB
function to adjust the stretch to my liking before I start.  Most of the
time, I am making some adjustment, usually on the negative side.  I usually
start with F3 and go up (reverse of what used to do aurally where I would
set the temperament and tune down through the bass first) and check the
temperament aurally when I get to F4.  .  After that I check intervals as I
go and I always direct tune the bass.  In concert situations I always turn
the machine off at the end and go through the piano aurally to check.  So,
I've gone from aural to ETD back to aural supported ETD.  Using the ETD to
get me in the ballpark takes a lot of stress out of tuning.  It's the best
of both worlds.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Gregg" <cgregg@cadvision.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: December 22, 2001 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: Poll


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> >We hear lots from people who go from Aural to ETD tuning.  How many out
> >there have gone from ETD to Aural tuning.  By aural tuning I mean that
> >there is no need or desire to use an ETD.  My vote is one.
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> Chris.
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>   http://www.cadvision.com/cgregg
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