Once again, the assumption is that an RPT who tunes by ear delivers a better or more accurate tuning than a non RPT who tunes with a machine. It' s just not necessarily so. You can pass the RPT test at 80% in each section. Are people satisfied with individuals delivering a B- tuning just because they do it aurally? Given the choice of who tunes my piano and all other things being equal (unisons and stability), give me the non RPT who can stop the lights over the 80% RPT. And if you agree, then tell me at what percentage do you switch over to the RPT. In answer to Wim's question about what criteria, I'd say whether the customer calls you back. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Jason Kanter Sent: Monday, May 28, 2012 7:19 PM To: pianotech at ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] ETD tuning Vs Aural- Some Wisdom Strikes me that the ETD-only user vs. the fully qualified RPT is like the optician vs. opthalmologist. One can do the measurements but need not, and probably doesn't, understand the complexities and can't handle complications. Jason On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 1:45 PM, <tnrwim at aol.com> wrote: I own only one hammer, and just barely enough mutes to block off a couple of strings. (I don't use a strip mute). The charger for my SAT IV stays at home. I have no extra batteries, no extension cords, and one car. (my wife has a car, but needs it). I've been doing it this way for 38 years. About once every 3 or 4 months my battery runs out during the middle of a tuning. That's when I use the same back up as Gary uses. Wim -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20120529/35f7b4ae/attachment.htm>
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