SAT in low bass

[Ted Simmons]

You've been very helpful, Dave.  However, there really is no fundamental
down in the extreme lower bass, especially on a spinet.  Running a
chromatic scale should make any error stand out.  Thanks for that hint.

Ted Simmons

>As Virgil Smith often says, you need to listen to the fundamental.  If
>you are in doubt about the note, run a short chromatic scale down to it.
>If B0 is actually D1, it should become obvious as you scale down to it.
>If it is not obvious, either the piano is too bad for it to matter, or
>you are too tired to be working!  Yes, I've been tired before, but I hope
>I always quit before that stage.  I know!!! spinits are spinits!!!
>
>dave
>
>On Wed, 14 May 1997, Ted Simmons wrote:
>
>> I follow that, Dave, but how would one defend against that happening?  I
>> mean, suppose it's the end of the day, you're tired and you rely on the SAT
>> to get you through this last tuning so you can go home.  You are still
>> dedicated to doing the best job you can but need a little more assistance
>> from the SAT.  If that had been the case in the instance I described I may
>> not have caught that sharp B0.
>>
>> Ted Simmons
>>
>> >The SAT in tuning B0 listenes to F#3 (the 6th partial).  When B0 was
>> >actually sounding D1 it heard F#3 as the 5th partial and judged it to be
>> >in tune.  As I tell my customers who ask about the SAT "you can't leave
>> >your ears at home."
>> >
>> >dave
>>
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