SAT III bass tuning

[pianolover 88]

Terry,

I thought "direct tuning" the bass would yield more accurate results than 
the FAC derived bass stretch tuning, so I followed the instructions for 
"direct tuning the bass" on page 32 of the SAT III manual. I like it because 
where the FAC method listens to the double octave 5th (6th partial) while 
tuning (most) of the bass, the direct tuning method finds the best 
compromise between BOTH the octave 5th, AND the double octave 5th, before 
tuning the lower bass note. Most of the time, the bass is too sharp using 
FAC, even after adding some DOB, say .03-.05., or in one case, a Steinway B, 
as much as 1.4 was needed to flatten the lower bass note until it was 
sounding right! so I thought I'd try direct tuning the bass as an 
alternative method to FAC.

Terry


>From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>

>Hi Terry. This is something I have always wanted to try, but have not done
>so. I have been using my DOB/aural-adjusted FAC calculation for the bass.
>Would you care to share the nuts and bolts of your method? Thanks.
>
>Terry Farrell
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "pianolover 88" <pianolover88@hotmail.com>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Friday, December 28, 2001 12:53 AM
>Subject: SAT III bass tuning
>
>
>I'm wondering how many SAT III users tune with FAC (either canned or fresh)
>for plain strings only, then "direct tune" the bass. I've compared the FAC
>derived strecth tuning for the bass, with direct tuning, by going into the
>"tune" mode, then tuning the bass with the  octave 5th & double octave 5th
>(above the bass note to be tuned) as a reference note. It seems to be a 
>more
>accurate method, especially in poorly scaled pianos.
>
>Terry
>
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