ET...go home

[Avery Todd]

Ooh, Jon,

Ed will love reading this! :-)

Avery

At 03:00 PM 03/05/02 -0500, you wrote:

>sent prematurely... finished sentence is underlined.
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>Today unfolded to be an interesting day.
>
>Yesterday, I tuned a Wurlitzer console scheduled for delivery. ET made the 
>thing sound harsh, )like it needed help).
>Today I retuned it in WT (Moore). What a difference. Not harsh but round 
>and sonorous.
>I liked it so much I retuned the Kawai console going out too.
>
>Besides that, two very accomplished musicians came by to try a 6'4" S&S A.
>One plays piano and one plays violin, both Artistic Directors of area 
>chamber music festivals.
>The violinist's organization will now get the recommendation to purchase 
>the S&S.
>I mentioned to the piano player to try the Baldwin L next to the A. I had 
>just tuned it in WT.
>The first chord, "WOW". He proceeded to rip through some music commenting 
>on how
>open the music sounded. He tried the same piece on the A (ET). Although 
>the A is a far better piano
>than the tired old L, the consensus was that the WT sounded better.  The 
>violinist asked if I could tune
>the festival this summer in WT.  Can do.
>
>Comparing thirds between the WT and ET I think has made a few converts.
>
>Nothing like side by side comparison.
>
>I don't think I will give an option of WT over ET. Just do it.  What's the 
>big deal with ET anyway?
>
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>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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