TlabPro tuning

[Greg Newell]

Bobby,
    Danny Moore had this incredible package that someone I know picked up on.
You can get in touch with him to see if he has any more packages. You can e-mail
him at danmoore@ih2000.net . I don't have a phone number for him but I'm sure
someone out there does if you'd rather call. Good hunting.

Greg

P.S. you'll love it!




"Bobby R. Sims" wrote:

> Has anyone tried TuneLab Pocket that runs on the Compaq iPaq hand held PC?
> If so, is it pretty stable?  I heart  the pocket RCT wasn't available yet.
> Also where might someone find a package like the one Mr. Newell spoke of?
>
> >I've seen laptop / TuneLab97 packages sold for as little as a
> > couple hundred bucks.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Bobby Sims
> sims-n-sons@ev1.net
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 13, 2001 11:35 PM
> Subject: Re: TlabPro tuning
> >     Thanks for posting this method Jim. Perhaps I'll play with it a little
> > and post one of my own someday. Tuning is such an individual endeavor as
> > we all have our own tastes to satisfy. Happy tuning!
> >
> > Greg
> >
> > "Jim Coleman, Sr." wrote:
> >
> > > Here is the way I tuned my piano today. I thought some who own
> > > TunelabPro might be interested in it. It gives results very much
> > > like I like to tune aurally.
> > >
> > > TlabPro procedure  11-30-01
> > >
> > > After measuring inharmonicity on 6C's, go into the "T" curve
> > > adjusting mode by pressing the letter "T". Set Bass for 6-3 matching
> > > with the drop down menu. Set the Treble for 3:2 matching with the
> > > treble dropdown menu.
> > >
> > > Use the 4-arrow adjusting method and press the up or down arrows to
> > > make the lower deviation curve a relatively straight line in the
> > > Bass and
> > > more or less the same for the treble side of the curve. There may
> > > be a
> > > slight deviation from the straight line in the high treble but you
> > > can ignore
> > > that for the moment. Of course, the Tuning curve in the upper half
> > > of the
> > > "T" curve display  will sweep upward in a typical exponential
> > > curve which
> > > is a little like the flare of a trumpet bell.
> > >
> > > Press ESC to get back to the Tuning mode display and tune downward
> > > from A4 to the Tenor break. This will give you pure 5ths and will
> > > graduate
> > > into the 6-3 octave mode as you approach the Bass. Test all aural
> > > intervals available to make sure there were no lapses in your eye
> > > judgments. If you notice any variations from smooth beat rate
> > > progressions, recheck the display of all the notes involved.
> > >
> > > Next touch the "T" to readjust the Tuning curve. Change the Treble
> > > side
> > > to 4-2 matching. Now looking at the lower deviation curve, utilize
> > > the 4
> > > arrow mode to adjust the curve in a relatively straight line. The
> > > software
> > > will keep the note C8 on the zero line. If the curve has a slight
> > > upward
> > > curve just to the left of the C8, but the rest of the line is
> > > fairly straight, this
> > > will give a good tuning at least up to C6. Press ESC and tune from
> > > A4
> > > up to C6. Take note of the value of the C6 tuning.
> > >
> > > When you get to C6 press "T" to get back into the curve adjustment
> > > area.
> > > Change the Treble side to 8-1 matching. With the up or down arrow
> > > in the
> > > treble section adjust the deviation curve to a more or less
> > > straight line
> > > again and check the value for the C6 block in the upper tuning curve.
> > > Adjust the arrows until the value is the same as was noted previously.
> > > This should give you a relatively straight line again in the lower
> > > display
> > > with perhaps a slight variation within the top octave. A simple
> > > way of
> > > doing this is to place the cursor on the block representing the C6
> > > on the
> > > Tuning curve and then using the "I" and "K" keys in place of the
> > > arrows to
> > > make the adjustments until the C6 value is the same as before. Press
> > > the ESC key to get back to the tuning display.
> > >
> > > This type of tuning in the treble will give a balance between
> > > double octave
> > > tuning, pure octave 5ths, double octave 5ths and triple octaves.
> > > This will
> > > result in top single octaves with beats of 4 or 5 per second, but
> > > will make
> > > the high treble sound more "in tune" melodically.
> > >
> > > Tuning down into the Bass using 6-3 octave matching works well for
> > > most all pianos. By the time you get down to C2 it might be well
> > > to have a
> > > little more stretch for medium or larger pianos. Note the tuning
> > > value of C2,
> > > then press "T" to get into the curve adjustment display. Change to 8-2
> > > double octave matching to get a little more stretch. Place the
> > > cursor on
> > > the note C2 in the upper tuning curve and use the "U" and "J" keys
> > > to
> > > adjust the lower deviation curve to make a more or less straight
> > > line in
> > > the Bass side of the curve so that in the value for C2 in the
> > > upper right
> > > corner of the screen you have a value very close to what you
> > > remembered
> > > from before the change from 6-3 tuning. This will make a smooth
> > > transition from 6-3 tuning to the 8-2 type tuning.
> > >
> > > If all this sounds too complicated, whoever said piano tuning was
> > > easy,
> > > that's why they pay us the big bucks. Actually "doing it" is much
> > > simpler
> > > than writing about it. Once one understands the principle, the
> > > doing is
> > > really quite easy for the experienced tuner.
> > >
> > > Jim Coleman, Sr.
> >
> > --
> > Greg Newell
> > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
> >
> >
> >

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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net