<< I >suspect the a lot of the tuning problems are where I place the SAT. I >can move it around and get different readings. Do any of you SAT users >find this? >I remember Jim Coleman Sr. mentioning the big thing in moving ETDs further >on is their mic quality/pickup etc. I really wish they would! >> Greetings, I don't think it is the quality of the mic. I thought it was the filtration. On to one of the big benefits of the SAT's. I tuned a Steinway D this a.m. I used the following numbers, so that any that care to hear what I heard can do so, and we can then discuss how we feel about the results. FAC was 6.4 - 7.6 - 6.2 I used the DOB at a -.2 from A0 to A4 and then I set the DOB at +.3 from A4 to C8. The F2 was wanting to be flattened just a small amount to compromise between a good thirds progression and a smooth octave, but otherwise, I didn't deviate from the canned tuning so that we can easily compare our attitudes about stretch. This tuning will be usable for anything, I think, but perhaps an oboe or flute or horn accompaniment might profit by a little less stretch. It was pretty busy to my ears, but I am waiting for faculty feedback to make up my mind about this much stretch. It is more than I am used to, but not quite as much as some tunings I have heard. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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