[CAUT] SAT numbers

[Cy Shuster]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Sturm" <fssturm at unm.edu>
To: "College and University Technicians" <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:36 AM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] SAT numbers


> ... the fact that only three notes are sampled really isn't a major 
> problem, as long as the data from those three notes is accurate. And 
> therein lie some problems: unfortunately, the output of partials from  a 
> string through a piano has anomalies.

<snip>

> To get around this problem, RCT does full partial ladders of several  A's. 
> So problem partials tend to be averaged out.

So does TuneLab, and I sweat over each measurement, averaging multiple 
readings on A1 thru A6 (you choose which notes to read).  I'm amazed how 
good a job Dr. Sanderson does with just two partials on three notes.

--Cy--