In a message dated 98-01-06 19:25:14 EST, you write: << List, I've decided to seriously try and get my *boss* to let me buy an SAT. What I need is as much ammunition as possible as to ways that it would benefit the university/School of Music, as well as ways it would help me to do my job better/quicker/easier. Here are a few things I can think of: 1. We now have 137 pianos, so I'm hoping to use that lack of another tech or two to help justify the SAT. 2. 4 S & S D's, 2 of which are tuned VERY frequently and which are sometimes used together. I want to put a "master" tuning on all 4 and then use that for the retunings. I would think this would be a real time-saver. 3. The 5 full-time piano teachers all have two pianos each. Again, frequent tunings. 4. The pianos in practice rooms, classrooms and other teachers' studios can be tuned quicker, thereby getting more work done in the same amount of time. Correct? 5. On the list, I've read about there being less stress and not getting as tired using an SAT. Can someone explain this so I can use it with my boss? 6. The ability to use stored Historical tunings. 7. A side benefit is that we are now using one of our B's for the tuning test piano and I would be able to put the master tuning on it before the test. I know, that won't help me convince my boss but I like it. :-) Feel free to add to the list and/or to elaborate on any of the above reasons. I would be particularly interested in having responses from institutional techs (university, school systems, large churches, etc.) who are aural tuners and have switched to the ACT, especially in institutional settings. Of course, anyone else is more than welcome to respond also. Thanks for any suggestions/ideas. Avery I have several pianos that I tune frequently, at least once/month or more. The benefits of the SAT is for storing your customized tuning. I often will start from the low A and tune all the way up the scale to C88. I only do this to pianos I tune often and if I AM THE ONLY TECHNICIAN THAT TUNES THE PIANO. If I hear something that my ear disagrees on the SAT I can make a quick fix with my aural checks. This is much faster (45 minutes or less) and because it is less stress involved, you can tune more pianos per day. Hope this helps. Dave Peake, RPT Portland, OR
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