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Hydrogenaudio Forum => Scientific Discussion => Topic started by: googlebot on 2012-04-05 09:52:45

Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: googlebot on 2012-04-05 09:52:45
Up to this day, purely measurement based tuning of pianos was no viable option on the concert stage. But the rise of the machines seems to be unstoppable. 

A very interesting read, check it (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.5101v2.pdf) out.
Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: markanini on 2012-04-05 11:24:17
I doubt anyone will loose business over this, the mechanics of piano tuning is most likely an art in it self. We might get better sounding pianos though. Nice find!
Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: icstm on 2012-05-21 10:06:52
agreed.
classic theory over practice.
Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: Arnold B. Krueger on 2012-05-21 13:11:06
Up to this day, purely measurement based tuning of pianos was no viable option on the concert stage. But the rise of the machines seems to be unstoppable. 

A very interesting read, check it (http://arxiv.org/pdf/1203.5101v2.pdf) out.


People who tune instruments professionally are generally also people the who repair them. I suspect that the percentage of musicians who play large instruments like pianos and organs will remain small simply because they aren't mechanics.
Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: DonP on 2012-05-21 13:33:48
I wonder if electronic keyboards will eventually feature choices of stretch profile (tunings) to best match the key you're playing in or just preference.
Title: Job market for (real) golden ears about to collapse
Post by: bug80 on 2012-05-21 13:44:00
I wonder if electronic keyboards will eventually feature choices of stretch profile (tunings) to best match the key you're playing in or just preference.

I have a Roland RD-100 (10+ years old) which has stretched tuning profiles