David writes: << The ETDs do a fine job. Leaving the temperament octave is another story and the ear (at least a skilled one) probably does a better job of blending irregularities and choosing which type of octaves work the best. A combination of ETD, with use of direct interval tuning and aural techniques have proven, for me, to be the best and fastest. >> Greetings, Why not do one's best aural tuning on a given instrument and then store it in the SAT? The scaling differences, and the tuning that optimizes them, between same model/makes of all the better brands of pianos are so small as to be undetectable without specifically looking for them, and totally off the radar in musical playing for 99% of listeners and performers. And if an instrument is 4 cents off pitch, a well-executed tuning with a stored tuning on the SAT will be far closer to optimum than an aural guess in the same amount of time. The other aspect is consistancy. It will be a rare tuner that can come within one cent of their previous tuning on every note! This is important when overdubbing in recording situations, or when a customer wants another tuning exactly like the last. Still, the unisons require the ear, hands down. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC