ETD's accurate?

[Joe And Penny Goss]

Ron,
Jim now has a vidio that compairs the big 4 (Verituner is now included<G>)
Pretty nice discription of the use of RCT,  TLABPRO,  SATlll, and VT in the
basics of achieving a fine tuning. All are presented fairly and each present
the same piano tuned to a fine "T"
The vidio is done at Jim's home on his S&S L. At times you can hear the
tuning pin move in the block as quick minute movements of the tuning pin are
made.
A great vidio for hammer technique sa well
Joe Goss
imatunr@srvinet.com
www.mothergoosetools.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:35 AM
Subject: ETD's accurate?


> <snip>
> >.  While you are laboring over that last .01 cent and becoming
> >intoxicated by the nectar of creative tuning, I'm lubricating the action
> >and touching up the voicing.  Time, and money, better spent.
> >
> >David Love
> <snip>
>
> My concern is not so much with the .01 cent precision, but with the
machine
> that may lead to a tuning that doesn't match the piano.  We pretty much
> agree on the "nice" pianos, there's only an academic difference between
the
> machine calculations, and aural tunings.  BUT, there's a whole army of
techs
> out there armed with spinning lights, sweeping needles, laptops, pocket
> pc's, all dealing with pianos that don't have the best scaling.  What are
> they to do?
>
> Learn more about your chosen machine.  Jim Coleman has done a bunch of
work
> on altering SAT tunings to match little pianos.  Kent Swafford (I think)
has
> published some helpful hints about RCT tunings, choosing different
partials
> for different sections of the piano.  I'm not sure about Tunelab, but I'm
> sure there is information out there.  Maybe get in the habit of tuning
just
> octave notes first to get an idea of how the calculation fits the piano.
> Get familiar with the custom functions of your machine, so you can quickly
> adjust those octaves to match your ear.  Better tunings are reachable,
> without much extra time, or effort.
> Or, easier yet, upgrade your machine.  There really is a difference to be
> heard on the tough pianos, getting the tuning to match the piano.
>
> Ron Koval
> (off the soapbox, back to the cave)
>
>
>
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