Wanted Acu-tuner -3

[Farrell]

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Most certainly some better designed pianos come out just fine with what =
the SAT calculates - but even still, you still need to listen carefully =
to make sure (not that you turn your ears off with the VT, but with its =
use, you soon learn that it is simply always spot-on (or at least as =
near as one can reasonably imagine) - even on the spinets). And please =
realize I am not trying to denigrate the wonderful little SAT3 - it is a =
fabulous tool. I'm just stating what I have observed to be the =
difference between the two machines. Perhaps my statement reflects the =
type of pianos that some of us commonly tune. I tune about 378 Winter =
and Aeolian spinets for every Steinway B I see (I even see more =
Tom-Thumb-type pianos than big "B"s). I reckon that makes a difference!  =
;-)

IMHO, when I can autopilot through the bass break terror on a "Grand" =
spinet, I find myself much more pleasant to my family that evening!

Terry Farrell
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  From: Phil Frankenberg=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 4:05 PM
  Subject: Re: Wanted Acu-tuner -3


  Dale
  The area you reler to is the problem area for me too, although only on =
very few pianos. A newer B that I sevice does exactly what you describe, =
yet four other Bs have no problem. I have found that its best not to =
rely on a stored tuning, but to take FAC readings every time. They do =
change for whatever reason.=20

  Phil
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    Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 12:33 PM
    Subject: Re: Wanted Acu-tuner -3


         HI Phil   =20
     I have to confess being trained & worked as an aural tuner as well =
& I have found that I disagree with the way the Any sat model calculates =
the low tenor below the f-3 to the break.To my ear it always tunes it =
too flat. It's not a big deal. I usually overide it & I just tune around =
it aurally.
      Dale
      Terry

      I feel you are missrepresenting the SATlll in your statement =
below. I've been using the SATlll for three years and from my =
perspective using manual stretch is the exception. By far, the majority =
of the pianos I tune need very little or no correction at all. I tuned =
strictly aurally for 28 years and I love the SATlll.=20

      Phil Frankenberg
      CSU Chico,  Ca.
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        From: Farrell=20
        To: Pianotech=20
        Sent: Tuesday, November 04, 2003 8:16 AM
        Subject: Re: Wanted Acu-tuner -3


        IMHO, if you like listening to your octaves and manually setting =
your stretch in the various areas of the scale each time you tune a =
piano - the little powerhouse SAT 3 is hard to beat - it is so simple =
and a pure pleasure to use. If you like to just shift into autopilot =
(but of course, still have complete control over stretch settings, etc.) =
and produce fantabulous tuning time after time on any piano, go with the =
VT. And of course the VT has all sort of other bells and whistles.

        I was in love with my SAT 3, but I'm also in love with my VT and =
I feel like we are still on the honeymoon after almost two years now!

        Terry Farrell


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