Verituner stuff coming.... snip Hi Terry, Thanks that works great!!!! Tell me more about the auto step process. Joe Goss snip Hey all- Well, I'm not Terry, but I'll give it a try: I think your use of the auto-step process will depend on your preferred tuning order. The way the VT calculates a tuning works best from the middle out. In other words, tune A4, A3, the octave between A3-A4, then either go up to the top, or down to the bottom. I prefer going down first on pitch raises to get the tension right in the bass before going up. I know some people like to get the treble done while their ears are less fatigued. (earplugs, earplugs, earplugs, people) Since all of this tuning will be stepwise, I do most of the tuning in stepwise only mode. I use the octave up or down key to jump between sections. The jump to anywhere mode works pretty well when the piano is close to pitch, but if you are using other notes as checks along the way, it can get confused. Hint: be quiet for a second, then strike the note, and it will usually find where you are. (The button labled "auto" will cycle through the different options. If you've been tuning in stepwise for awhile, and push the button, it will jump to manual, otherwise you have to cruise through the options to reach it.) For pitch raises (lowers, now) even in step mode, it may jump to the next note and mess up your overpull calculation, especially in the treble. That is the time to use manual mode and just advance each note with the note up button. Also, the first 5 notes in the bass on smaller pianos benefit from a manual selection. I guess to keep with the subject line, I'll chime in and say that I almost always use two passes even with pianos close to pitch. I've always tuned with just mutes, and started to use a split mute this year to lessen the mute shifting. Take a peek at the display after the unison is tuned to make sure it didn't shift. When using an electronic tuning calculator, it's hard for some people to trust the machine and just tune on the first pass. Any interval playing just defeats the overpull process. Save your ears for the fine work after the first pass is done. It's not that unusual to do a third pass on the lowest plain-wire octave, just to make sure everything is solid in that area. The important thing is to just keep moving, and you should be able to finish in an hour, or so. Helpful? Ron Koval Chicagoland _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com
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