Pitch References

[Cy Shuster]

OK, here you go:

It's not just the fact that the Korg tuner in question is probably an 
entry-level model for the general public, has been kicking around a guitar 
case for years, and was probably never calibrated.

You have to balance that against the ability of a professional tuner, with 
professional, calibrated equipment, to *match* the string precisely to the 
given pitch reference, to the one cent or less tolerance that is our custom.

What is the precision of the Korg in question, i.e. what is its lowest 
resolution?  I'll bet the meter needle is five cents wide, regardless of its 
calibration...

--Cy--

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "william ballard" <yardbird at vermontel.net>
To: "Pianotech List" <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2006 10:10 AM
Subject: Re: Pitch References


> On Jul 5, 2006, at 12:43 AM, william ballard wrote:
>> Anybody know which would be a better basis for A440, both for  accuracy 
>> and long-term reliability: the current ETDs or the general  run of Korg 
>> tuners?
>
> BTW, I just re-read the thread " ETDs, PCs, PDAs & cellphones vs  tuning 
> fork : how accurate are they?". As soon as I read my RCT  against NIST's 
> A440, issue of the worth of Korgs will disappear.
>
> But I'll still accept any slander and disparagement against Korgs. <G>
>
> Mr. Bill