Vince; "i have found that starting at A0, and tuning unisons as I go, the piano is more stable (closer to where you want it when finished)" Before becoming a new owner of a SAT I have always taken this comment with a grain of salt and while I did not disbelieve it, I also did not put much faith in it. I just completed a S&S 'M' and used the SAT exclusively for chipping and tuning. (the only aural work was some slight touchup in the break and mid treble). I started with a generic tuning, as stored in the SAT by Dr. Al, with chipping twice and two tunings. For the third tuning and all subsequent tunings I used the FAC mode. I must say that I am highly impressed with the relatively quick stabilizing (for new strings) of the scale. With the exception of the first chipping, all of my chipping and tuning was done starting at A0 (no strip muting). The unisons were much closer during second and third tunings than when strip muted and the stretch seemed to be progressive instead of every which way (my impression). The final tuning was this morning about 6am and it was much more solid (same number of tunings) than it would have been if I had been using strip mutes. Perhaps I was more careful in my rubbing or tuning because I was experimenting with the SAT, but I don't think so. My initial impression is that your statement about better stability is right on the money. Jim Bryant (FL) p.s. Any thoughts about why this might be true anyone?
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