SAT III Problems and Questions

[David Love]

David I:

I agree that a increasing change in beat rate from 3rd to 10th to 17th is 
expected and desirable.  This was clearly off however.  As I mentioned in my 
previous post, there was little question that something needed to be 
corrected.

David Love

>From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@jps.net>
>Reply-To: pianotech@ptg.org
>To: "pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Subject: Re: SAT III Problems and Questions
>Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 10:28:29 -0800
>
>David,
>
>When you decided that the octaves were too wide how were the fast beating 
>interval checks such as 10th, 17th progressing in the problem area?  Using 
>the old standby aural comparison check, 3rd/10th or 17th, I have found the 
>10th/17th beating quite a bit faster than the third.  Often though, the 
>tenor area has risen slightly, which is one of ther reasons a SAT is so 
>useful for quickly going back and checking previously tuned notes.  It is 
>amazing how things will change slightly and how the ear will notice.
>
>David I.
>
> >ETD and corrected to the flat side by ear.  Oddly, when I got to the 
>sixth
> >octave, the problem seemed to correct itself, i.e. the machine's scaling
> >was
> >now correct.  This implies, of course, that had I tuned strictly by the
> >machine, the 4th and fifth octaves would have been calculated too wide 
>and
> >the 6th octave too narrow.  What gives?  Is it possible that there is a
> >problem with this machine?  Is this sort of anomaly a regular occurrence?
> >
> >One more question.  When one alters the DOB on a page, does that
> >alteration
> >stay on that page even if you save a new FAC to that page? Or, when you
> >save
> >a new FAC reading to that page does it default back to its original
> >setting?
> >
> >Any input is appreciated.
> >
> >David Love
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