Peterson 490ST Strobe tuner....good?

[Farrell]

I think John Ross's comment about learning to tune aurally first is a valid one. I started with an ETD and, like John, have never mastered aural tuning. But I am a wimp. If you do not have the opportunity to learn from an aural tuner (like me), then the ETD can be a most valuable tool. Without it, I would have gotten no-where and likely just given up.

If you want to learn good aural techniques and have the willpower to learn your aural tuning, I highly recommend the Sanderson AccuTuner with the FAC program. A SAT I, II, or III will do what you need it to do, with the SAT III having the most features for convenient tuning. I use the Verituner, which I just love. But the SAT is so basic and straight forward and easy to use to count beats, measure intervals, etc. It is very easy to use for the beginner, and to use it while learning to tune aurally.

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Gammon" <jtg5f@cms.mail.virginia.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2002 2:14 AM
Subject: Peterson 490ST Strobe tuner....good?


> I may have the opportunity to purchase one of these at a pretty good 
> deal.  The thing is, I'm a beginning tuning student.  Do you think it 
> would be worthwhile for me to get something like this to use as I 
> learn and so that I can hopefully eventually start using it for 
> jobs?  Also, what types of tuners are good in general?  Is this a 
> respected model?  Thanks!
> 
>    james gammon
>