SAT Stock Tunings

[Clark A Sprague]

Terry,  A few people have stated what to do about not getting a clear
picture of the F reading.  Try plucking the string.  It really works! 
Clark Sprague  Detroit-Windsor Chapter 






On Thu, 22 Feb 2001 15:33:18 -0500 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
writes:
> Page 16 of the SAT III manual:   '"Good' FAC Numbers"
> 
>  "You can tell a lot about a piano and its scale design from the FAC 
> stretch
> numbers. The three numbers should be reasonably close to each other 
> and lie
> in a reasonably straight line. For example, FAC numbers such as 10, 
> 8, 6, or
> 5, 6, 7, or 8, 8, 8 represent beautifully scaled 
> pianos..........Some
> spinets have measured FAC numbers of 25, 6, 8. It is essentially 
> impossible
> to get smoothly progressing beat rates across such diverse levels 
> of
> inharmonicity."
> 
> It says the same thing somewhere in the SAT I and II manuals. 
> Sanderson has
> the manual online @ http://www.concentric.net/~Fast440/index.html
> 
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Powell" <dbpowell1@juno.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Thursday, February 22, 2001 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: SAT Stock Tunings
> 
> 
> > Terry, what are good value numbers for FAC.
> > Thanks, Dick Powell
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