SAT question..

[Warren Fisher]

Phil Bondi wrote:
>
> I've had it now for about 2 months..great device..i still question its
> accuracy over the best aural tuning, but that's another topic for discussion..
>
> ...question:..
>
> ..I use the SAT on ALL my initial Warranty work..the customer is impressed
> with the lights and the fact that you, the tech, has the latest(almost)
> technology..and it does a good job..the bottom line is the customer is happy
> and will use you again AND recommend you...now on to the question..
>
> ...I have tuned Baldwin R's, Hamiltons, SD10's using the pre-sets that came
> with the machine..I've also tuned Baby Wurlitzers(4'11) and
> Chickerings(4'11) using pre-set 22 on my box, which is Yamaha Upright
> Setting..!!...of all the pre-sets i have used in my limited experiences with
> the SAT, this Pre-set has had the best results...on the *R*, I found myself
> stretching just a bit more at octaves 6-7 than what the machine says..the
> Hamilton pre-set sounded like crap, and I wound up doing an aural on
> that..but this recent discovery has me wondering if my maching needs to be
> *tweeked* just a little..??..and should I just pull out the manual and
> read-on instead of wasting everyone's time here..??...
>
> ..i don't mean to waste people's time, but i am THE example of how you do
> something wrong first before you do it right the second time, in most cases..!!
>
>
Phil,

Don't use the pre-sets unless you are tuning the exact model specified
in the list.  Generalized tunings just don't work without adjustments.
Do a FAC procedure on each piano.  You may still have to make
adjustments near breaks and with unusual scales, but they will be closer
than with a page tuning. You should be doing aural checks regularly as
backup to what the SAT says.

There have been several articles on the list recently about how to
adjust an FAC TUNING to correct aural problems that crop up with some
pianos.  These are in the Archives and can be copied or printed out from
there.  If not let me know, I think I still have them stored somewhere.
Perhaps the people who wrote them will give you the references.

Hope this helps,

Warren

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