JIMRPT@aol.com wrote: > > JP; The SAT is another tool, just like your tuning hammer and your > screwdriver, it will not do the tuning for you but it will make you improve > your tunings, no matter the level you feel you are at now. Go for it !! > Jim Bryant (FL) JP: Here is my experience with both tuning methods. I have both an SAT and the Reyburn CyberTuner. I was taught to tune aurally and I did so for many years. At that time I was a full time teacher in the PA public schools and I tuned after school and on Saturdays. I found that when tuning after teaching, fatigue was a problem. The SAT (and later the RCT) were always at their best, putting me in the ballpark quickly, thus keeping me fresh and alert enough to adjust any interval by ear. Much faster than a temperament strip - and yes, more expensive. But since then, I don't worry if I'm not at my best. When I've tuned aurally - which still has been necessary upon occasion - I've been much faster and accurate than ever before (at least that what my watch and ear say), and as a result, far less fatigued, both mentally and physically. And when a pitch raise is needed---well, I don't wish to be without my CyberTuner. For me, there's that much difference. I do not wish to be without these tools. Hope this helps. Dan Hallett, Jr. RPT Hallett' Piano Service dhalle@toolcity.net
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