Ted Simmons wrote: > > I need some help. I tuned a Kimball laPetite a month ago using my SAT and > the customer called me back complaining about the low bass being out of > tune. When I got to her house I set up the SAT with the previously > determined FAC numbers and checked A0, B0,A#0 and C1. They were right on. > She insisted that they were sharp. To prove it she went to C#5 and > compared it to A#0 and told me that it was tuned sharp and matched C#5. It > really did sound that way. I took the SAT out of FAC mode and checked the > double octave, the octave 5th and the double octave 5th against the low > notes. They checked out O.K. It seems that no matter what I did she > insisted that the low notes were sharp. So, working on A#0 I told her to > tell me when she thinks it sounds o.k. I lowered it to where the string > sagged and she still called it sharp. I told her I would place this > problem on the Pianotech net and see if they can help me out. Anyone have > any ideas on what my next step should be? I'd appreciate any helpful > comments. > > Ted Simmons, Merritt Island, FL Hey Ted! My next wish-of-a-move would be to suggest that the customer buy a piano next time. I'd rather tune a spinet than the La Pitiful scale. Don't beat yourself up too much about it Ted. Hope I've not offended you Bubba Grand lovers out there! When you tune a poor string scale, it's a matter of choosing between the least offensive beat rates...Do your best with what's there. You need to use yer ear on that low end, though! The Accu-Tuner can't believe what it's hearing!! Does it have that synthetic jack cushion material in it clicking like a castanet drum machine?? You gotta replace that noisy stuff with real piano parts. Good luck!! Lance Lafargue, RPT New Orleans Chapter
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