[pianotech] ETD tuning Vs Aural- Some Wisdom

[Duaine Hechler]

On 05/28/2012 01:08 AM, tnrwim at aol.com wrote:
>
>     There you go again - making assumptions - do you know this for a fact ?
>
>     Remember what assume means ?!
>
>
>
>
> OK, so I don't know for a fact that all symphony and studio tuners use ETD exclusively. There probably are a few 
> "tooner" who only use an ETD at symphony halls and for studios. But I do know a LOT of studio and symphony tuners (A 
> lot more than you do), who use an ETD only as a means to get to the end result.
> But never mind about who uses them.    You said, "B. S. - that is way - at least, one reason - the ETD's were 
> developed."  I'm sorry Duaine, ETD were NOT developed to take the place of aural tuners. As I said before, The only 
> reason ETD's were developed was to HELP aural tuners.
>
> Then you asked the question. "so what happens when a person can't, for what ever reason, learn the aural tuning skills 
> (enough to do a full tuning) - not tune at all."
> Yes, that's basically what I, and a lot of other tuners, are telling you. If you can't, for what ever reason, learn 
> aural tuning skills, then hang it up. You're doing our profession a disservice by claiming you know how to tune a 
> piano, when all you're doing is looking at a dial to tell when a note is in tune. Checking octaves is not tuning a 
> piano. Tuning unisons is not tuning a piano. A lot of people who are not piano tuners can tell when an octave or a 
> unisons is out of tune, and some of them can probably correct them, if need be.  I'm not just picking on you, btw. I 
> would have this same conversation with any "tooner" who only uses an ETD,  and refuses to try to learn basic aural 
> tuning skills. It's just that you're either too pig headed, or arrogant, to understand what we've been trying to tell 
> you for the past couple of years.
> Wim
>
Be that is it may - or may not - but I can tell you, that I'm certain of, there are more persons tuning with ETD's - 
ONLY - and growing every year !!!!

So take this little story to the bank:
Suppose a new tech that wants to tune - and - make a living. He is faced with two options - learning the quickest way, 
ETD - or the more laborious and most time consuming way, Aural Tuning. And since he has heard that it has been time 
tested that it is very hard to tell them apart. I will bet the bank, he will take the easy way - the ETD.

So you and your "pig headed or arrogant" friends get over this FACT !!!!!

-- 
Duaine Hechler
Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ
Tuning, Servicing&  Rebuilding
Reed Organ Society Member
Florissant, MO 63034
(314) 838-5587
dahechler at att.net
www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com
--
Home&  Business user of Linux - 11 years