ET...go home

[pianolover 88]

If "WT" or ANYthing other than ET is so much better, in your opinion, than 
why, I wonder, is ET so universally employed as the "standard?" I'm more 
than open to hearing your thoughts. I only know that our Steinway tech tunes 
ONLY ET and his results are glorious! Let's remember that ten tuners can 
tune ET on the SAME piano, and each may sound different, depending on the 
accuracy, stability, and the amount of stretch of each tuning.

Terry


>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
>
>I don't think I will give an option of WT over ET. Just do it.  What's the
>big deal with ET anyway?
>
>
>
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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