---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Here are my questions: 1) Do you have any suggestions for books discussing piano tuning from the bottom up? I'm sort of looking for a "tuning for dummies", as well as a more advanced book discussing tuning, intonation and mechanical action. Right now, I am able to count beat waves, tune unisons and to correct individual tones in between regular tunings by my technician, but I would like to know a lot more about tuning technique and tuning schemes. (Don't worry - I would not expose my Steinway to my far-from-perfect tuning skills, I have other instruments available.) I would suggest Reblitz's book(see Phil Bondi's e-mail). It touches on many phases of piano technology. If you want to get in a little deeper, the Randy Potter School of Piano Technology has a fairly comprehensive course with lots of step-by-step instruction. It isn't cheap, so it may not be ideal for a hobbyist. > > 2) What digital devices are available for computer-assisted tuning? > (I read your discussion of the Verituner - it looks really > interesting.) Do you think that such a device would be useful when > learning tuning? I like Tunelab Pocket quite a bit. It is a program that is installed into a Pocket PC. It contains many interesting features, including the ability to customize a tuning to a particular piano. I don't use it all the time except to get my initial A440. I am first and foremost an aural tuner, but if I have to tune a funky old spinet in a hurry, it really helps hasten the process. If you are a musician and are able to hear beats clearly, I think you should work on your aural skills. Having an electronic aid can help you learn to tune better by ear. The bottom line: if it doesn't sound good, it doesn't matter what the screen says, The ear is the final judge. It's an interesting avocation, and one where you never stop learning. Dave Stahl > > > > Best greetings, > > Nicholas Asplund. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/0d/29/3b/14/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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