Jim, Would this same advice apply to all us "electronicall-deprived" tuners? It seems I remember a PTG convention class listing from quite a few years ago on the subject of whether, after setting the temperament, one should tune up or down first. Any comments? Thanks. Avery Jim Coleman, Sr. wrote: >My personal preference is to tune starting at the lowest plain steel >strings, tuning unisons as I go all the way to C88. > >If any slight change of pitch occurs, it is better to tune the Bass last >since it changes the least during the process. If the pitch of the plain >strings has settled just slightly, the SAT can be reset to match before >tuning the Bass. If there was very MUCH change, a pitch raise >procedure should have been done in the first place. _____________________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu _____________________________________
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