Kent Swafford/....ETD generated tuning and refines it."

David Ilvedson ilvey@sbcglobal.net
Sun, 22 Sep 2002 19:50:46 -0700


     >There is nothing in the manual that prohibits the use of the ETD for
     >the "pre-tuning", that is, the tuning which the 3 RPTs refine until it
     >becomes the master tuning. Indeed, the ETD must be there during the
     >pre-tuning to take readings and be sure that the readings are of
     >sufficiently good quality to qualify the piano for the exam.

What kind of readings would disqualify a piano for examination? 

David I.


     >The very first time I participated in a master tuning, I was sent down
     >the hallway to the designated room, pushed on the door, and found Dr.
     >Al himself pre-tuning the piano with his (then new-fangled) SAT.

     >Kent

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