Who says E.T. is the best way to solve octave divisions?

[Leslie Bartlett]

One can also leave a card inside the piano indicating such things. I do that
often, when I do pitch raises, or as reminder of which Tunelab settings i
used on the pianos
les bartlett

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of William R. Monroe
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 7:13 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: Who says E.T. is the best way to solve octave divisions?


Dean,
 
You might try educating your clients.  I agree that most home tuning clients
can't tell one temperament from another, but technicians can.  If you are
worried about your reputation, a brief explanation of historical
temperaments might be in order, why you would choose to use one on their
piano, etc.  That's what I've done every time I tune non-equal.  It takes
very little time, most clients could care less (in the home) and, when you
note on the invoice what temperament you tuned, when the next tech comes
along, and the client says, "Yeah, he tuned it different, let me get the
invoice, he wrote it down," the next tech will understand why it doesn't
sound like equal.
 
Works for me,
William R. Monroe
 
 

Okay, Jon Page, Ed Foote and others routinely tune in WT without being asked
to or telling their customers that is what they are doing.

 

Frankly, being out of the concert circuit, 99+% of my customers will have no
notice of the difference. One thing that concerns me is other tuners coming
behind my work and being critical of the temperament I set, judging it
against an ET standard, not realizing I have deliberately set a WT.  Does
anyone else worry about this?

 

Many thanks,

 

Dean

Dean May             cell 812.239.3359 

PianoRebuilders.com   812.235.5272 

Terre Haute IN  47802

 


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