Newton Hunt wrote: > Hi RIchard, > > The SAT measures the difference between, in cents, the 4th and 8th > partial on F3, the 2nd and 4th partial on A4 and the 1st and 2nd > partials of C6. > > An optimum set of values would be a straight line, like 8, 7 and 6 or > 7,7,7 or some such. I like to see a straight line but C6 no higher than > 5 but that is rare. Now one "D" I had was 7,6,5, real nice numbers but > it rose to 8,9.5,6 and it didn't tune quite as nicely as the previous > numbers. This piano was used three our four times during a week during > recital season, the ends of semesters. Those CAUTs know what I mean. I > also had a concert hall piano I might tune three or four times a week, > regularly, except during July and August. Same situation. THese pianos > did end up getting master tunings stored in the SAT for repeat tunings. > > DOes that make sense to you? Why yes ... and thanks. It still doesnt quite answer my query... but it narrows the field of possible anwers quite a bit. I see I need to read a bit more about how the SAT calculates a tuning. > > > Regards, > > Newton > Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
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