In a message dated 11/9/98 7:18:59 AM Central Standard Time, magraham@bw.edu writes: << I don't consider myself an expert or particularly good. But I frequently change pitch on pianos in one pass with good results and no problems. Why doesn't it work elsewhere? Mark >> This depends, perhaps on what your tolerances are. If you use an SAT, do you get the pattern to stand still with 4 or 5 lights in the display afterwards on every single note? If you are an aural tuner, do all of the interval checks in your temperament work and do your octaves, double octaves, 10ths and 17ths all check out perfectly? This is what is really required for a good concert tuning. I'm afraid that I would have to agree with Richard on this one. The more you check after changing the pitch, no matter how slight an amount, the more you'll find slight inaccuracies. These may not spoil a performance but the difference between having them and a really solidly accurate and stable tuning is the difference between a piano that sounds merely "OK" and one which really sounds superb. Regards, Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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