Katsura tuning software

[Jason Kanter]

I just checked out katsura. It looks like a fairly neat program, with two
major, glaring exceptions: (1) it does not provide for measuring the
inharmonicity of the specific piano and calculating the ideal stretch based
on that measurement; and (2) it does not seem to address partials at all -
everything is tuned at the fundamental. So it appears to qualify as a decent
amateur attempt but falls way short of what a piano tuner really needs.

Jason
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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Ilvedson
Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 2:25 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: RE: Katsura tuning software

If you are going that direction get Tune Lab.   I believe there is a
freeware version without the bells and whistles...they make it harder to
tune anyway...;-]

David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, California



----- Original message ----------------------------------------
From: "Steve Borgstrom" <orchman at comcast.net>
To: Pianotech <pianotech at ptg.org>
Received: 5/20/2006 2:08:30 PM
Subject: Katsura tuning software


>Hi!

>I am an aural tuner and am getting better and better over time setting 
>a temperament and producing pleasant tunings.

>I have searched the archives in every way I can think of to see what 
>people think about the Katsura tuning software called Piano Tuner for 
>Mac OS X. Haven't found any useful results.

>At the risk of rehashing an old question, is there anyone out there 
>using the software? What do you think of it?

>I know that it can't really be compared to the SAT or Verituner, but 
>might I find it useful if I can already set a temperament and just want 
>something to check my initial accuracy?

>Thoughts please...

>Thanks,
>Borgy

>Steve Borgstrom
>Coon Rapids, MN