Master Tunings (was Re: SAT QUESTION) answer

[pianoman]

How can we correct you if you are correct.
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> From: Avery Todd <atodd@uh.edu>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Master Tunings (was Re: SAT QUESTION)
> Date: Sunday, November 09, 1997 1:49 PM
> 
> List,
> 
>    I have always understood that the master tuning was done STRICTLY
> aurally by one person, then picked apart by 2 additional RPT's with the
> intent of improving the  tuning. THEN is is recorded and stored into
> a (an) SAT.
>    Could someone correct me if I'm wrong?
> 
> Avery
> 
> SNIP
> 
> >..well, i suppose this is partially correct..I was informed that the
piano I
> >will be tested on has the tuning stored in an SAT and the *numbers* that
are
> >stored are the combined efforts of an Aural and Visual tuning on this 
piano..
> >
> >..i will be asked to set a temperment and tune to the break..then i will
be
> >tested against what is stored in the SAT..
> 
> ___________________________
> Avery Todd, RPT
> Moores School of Music
> University of Houston
> Houston, TX 77204-4893
> 713-743-3226
> atodd@uh.edu
> http://www.uh.edu/music/
> 
>