SAT FAC numbers

[Michel Lachance]

John,

On the SAT III you may have different stretch options.  That would explain 
the discrepancies.

Michel Lachance, RPT

000 22:39:14 -0400
>
>Hi Terry,
>I used a SAT with FAC to get the figures I sent. (-11.2 and +21.4)
>When I used my SAT lll, I get -19 and +22.0, like you. I mostly use my SAT
>lll,
>the SAT with FAC is the one in my shop, which I used.
>I guess it needs a check up.
>Regards,
>John M. Ross
>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 8:09 PM
>Subject: Re: SAT FAC numbers
>
>
> > Woohhhaa! What is going on here? I punched in the three FAC numbers on
>both
> > my SAT I (FAC-equipped) and SAT III and got A0=19.0  and C8=22.0. This 
>is
> > different from the previous two posts. How on earth can we be getting
> > different results? Is this the state of AccuTuner use? Am I doing
>something
> > wrong? Please reply prior to my heart attack. Thanks......Argh!
> >
> > Terry Farrell
> > mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "John Ross" <piano.tech@ns.sympatico.ca>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:39 PM
> > Subject: Re: SAT FAC numbers
> >
> >
> > > Hi,
> > > I tried your FAC #'s and I don't get your results.
> > > Are you sure you are stopping the lights with the SAT set to F5, then
> > > changing the octave to F6, and stopping the lights with the cents
>button?
> > > Stop the lights on A5, change octave  to A6, then use cents button. On
>the
> > > C6, stop then change to C7, and stop with the cents button.
> > > When you set the SAT to A4, it is actually reading A6, this is where
>your
> > > didcrepancy is coming in. I think if you tune it and check it with the
>SAT
> > > on page 0, and A4,it would show you the lights as being still.
> > > I get A0  -11.2   and C8  +21.4, using your #'s.
> > > Regards,
> > > John M. Ross
> > > Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: <pianolover@worldspy.net>
> > > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2000 3:43 PM
> > > Subject: SAT FAC numbers
> > >
> > >
> > > > hi all,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >              I just bought a used SAT II which has the FAC feature,
>but
> > > I'm a
> > > >              little stumped. I set and stored my 3 FAC stretch
>numbers.
> > > After
> > > >              that I strip muted my piano (Baldwin 40" console), and
>when
> > I
> > > got
> > > >              to A4, I noticed the cents deviation was 5.8! Souldn't 
>A4
> > > ALWAYS
> > > >              be perfect at 440? So I went back and re-entered the 
>FAC
> > > again, (i.e.,
> > > >              tuning one string of A4 while the SAT is at "A5 and 
>Zero
> > > cents",
> > > >              the up 1 octave to A6 on the SAT, then playing A4 
>again,
> > but
> > > stopping the
> > > >              dots with the cents buttons) but each time, A4 was
> > diviating
> > > about
> > > >              the same amount: 5.8 cents sharp.  Is this to normal 
>for
>a
> > > stretch
> > > >              tuning? Can I adjust the SAT to 0.0 at A-4 WITHOUT
>throwing
> > > all the
> > > >              other calculations for the stretch out of whack? BTW, 
>my
>3
> > > stretch numbers are:
> > > > F3= 17.1
> > > > A4= 5.8
> > > > C6= 3.6
> > > >
> > > > -16 @ A0 to +32.4 @C8 is the low/high stretch.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > > >
> > > >              Terry
> > > >
> > > >
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