Order of SAT tuning

Avery Todd atodd@UH.EDU
Mon, 06 Jan 1997 09:55:55 -0600


Jim,

   Would this same advice apply to all us "electronicall-deprived" tuners?
It seems I remember a PTG convention class listing from quite a few years
ago on the subject of whether, after setting the temperament, one should
tune up or down first. Any comments? Thanks.

Avery

Jim Coleman, Sr. wrote:

>My personal preference is to tune starting at the lowest plain steel
>strings, tuning unisons as I go all the way to C88.
>
>If any slight change of pitch occurs, it is better to tune the Bass last
>since it changes the least during the process.  If the pitch of the plain
>strings has settled just slightly, the SAT can be reset to match before
>tuning the Bass.  If there was very MUCH change, a pitch raise
>procedure should have been done in the first place.

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Avery Todd, RPT
Moores School of Music
University of Houston
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