---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment In a message dated 1/27/01 9:51:32 PM Central Standard Time, joegum@webtv.net writes: > Hi. I had the opportunity this afternoon to experiment with an SAT III > at a friend's home. (My first experience with a VTD... II was trained > years ago as an aural tuner.) I was led through the F-A-C procedure, set > the temperament by device and tuned the > strip-muted middle register. (The piano wasn't significantly out of > tune and very close to pitch.) However, when I checked the octaves, > they were beating quite noticeably (one to two BPS). Is this normal? > Is it now in some circles considered acceptable for octaves to be > stretched this much? When you use a VTD in noisy conditions, how can > you have faith in what it's telling you without the benefit of aural > verification? If the stretch is adjustable, can the stretch be reliably > individualized for each instrument without aural verification? Thanks > for letting me pop back onto the list and ask these questions. -Joe > Gumbosky > > Joe When I first started using the SAT, (started with the SAT II and am now using the III), I had to used to how much the upper octaves were stretching, compared to what I used to do by ear. At first I was bringing them back down, because it just didn't sound right to me. But now I have become accustomed to the stretching, and so far, (knock on wood) I have not had any complaints from clients. Willem ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/cf/b8/0c/09/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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