Sanderson Accu-tuner

[reggaepass at aol.com]

I, too, learned to tune strictly by ear and continued to do so for my first ten years.  Then, out of practical necessity, I added ETDs to the picture and became a "hybrid tuner" (a term you will hear when you attend Richard Davenport and Mitch Kiel's excellent tuning class in Kansas City).  I guess that puts me in the "Foote/Love" school.  David Andersen is, of course and as usual, right on target with all of his comments.  At the end of the day, I believe that you have to know what a really beautifully tuned piano sounds like and how to make it that way by yourself.  If you don't, tuning purely by eye with any of the machines won't get you there .

Alan Eder


-----Original Message-----
From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net>
To: 'Pianotech List' <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 8:25 pm
Subject: RE: Sanderson Accu-tuner



 I happen to agree with David A. that aural
kills are still very necessary as machines calculate theoretical curves and
ou need to make practical decisions based on each piano's idiosyncrasies.
 tuned for 20 years or more strictly aurally before I bought a ETD.  While
ou don't necessarily need to follow that lead, don't forgo developing aural
kills just because you have a machine.  Often, they make mistakes which you
eed to override.   
David Love
avidlovepianos at comcast.net 
ww.davidlovepianos.com


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