I use the SAT. And yes, theoretically, you can use the machine to tune a good unison, but you can usually refine it better by ear - certainly more quickly. Generally speaking, regarding unisons, the machine is least useful on a wound string (like how about zero?), not very useful on tenor/center/treble strings, but on pianos with a lot of noise in the top octave or so, you can often tune a better unison with the machine than by ear - but only in pianos where the hammer striking the string has a sound reminescent of a six-year-old beating on a metal garbage can lid. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: "Charles Neuman" <piano@charlesneuman.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:01 AM Subject: newbie question: TuneLab > I just got TuneLab going on a computer right next to my piano. I think it > will be very useful for when I practice setting the temperament aurally. I > wonder if it's useful for tuning unisons. So far I find that it's easier for > me to just listen to the beats of the unison rather than to try to decipher > the movement of the squares on the screen. Any ideas? > > Charles Neuman > PTG Assoc., Nassau County, NY > >
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