What can I say, the tunings sound great. Whitney spinets to concert grands. I only use them to set the temperment, aural from there. I tune for some very picky clients and top commercial acts, so far so good. Rick Ucci/ Ucci Piano On May 4, 2010, at 1:34 AM, Joe DeFazio <defaziomusic at verizon.net> wrote: >> From: Richard Ucci <richarducci at comcast.net> >> Date: May 3, 2010 6:31:24 PM EDT >> >> I use spurlocks cradle for the phone, and am using peterson >> strobosoft ap. >> Also cleartune ap on occasion. > > > Uhhhhh, > > Peterson Strobosoft for iPhone doesn't include any stretch or > inharmonicity parameters, as far as I can tell. > > Cleartune includes only one generic "guitar stretch" style. > > How are you generating useable piano tunings with either of these > apps? I can't imagine that a temperament set with a 2:1 frequency > ratio octave (440-220), which is even *narrower* than the 2:1 > partial-matched octave on *any* piano (which is itself already much > too narrow for a temperament octave), could be useable in creating > an acceptable tuning. Imagine those cramped little fifths. And, > the problem would get considerably worse as you move out from the > temperament region. > > Don't get me wrong, those programs have their uses in assisting > harmonic instruments players (flute, violin…) to play in tune, but t > hey are not designed for piano tuning, as far as I can tell. My ear > s are hurting just thinking about it. It makes me think of the bad > old days of strobe tuning before Al Sanderson came along. > > I don't mean to be harsh; if I'm missing something, please point it > out. A truly useful tuning tool that costs $10 or less would > certainly pique my interest. Unfortunately, only mutes and > temperament strips and a few other odds and ends typically fit into > that category.... > > Thanks, > > Joe DeFazio > Pittsburgh > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100504/3a53a699/attachment.htm>
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