There is a neat function in Reyburn Cybertuner that allows you to calculate the average of two tunings - that would be a great thing to have when tuning 2 pianos together as you described. Don Mannino RPT > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org > [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf > Of Avery Todd > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 1998 12:39 PM > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Cc: caut@ptg.org > Subject: FAC Averaging > > > List, > > I'd like to know if anyone using a SAT has ever tried > averaging the FAC > readings when tuning two pianos together. I'm referring primarily to > teaching studios/practice rooms with two pianos in them. > Each one would not be tuned to it's best possible tuning, > but would they > sound better together and OK separately? > My normal practice is to tune the "lead" piano its best > and tune the > second piano to it. That's what I do in concert situations. > Each piano has > its best tuning stored on a page of memory and whichever is the second > piano gets the same tuning as the lead piano. > What brought this up is yesterday I tuned a Steinway B and > a Steinway S > in a private piano teacher's home. The pianos are a little > better matched > in size in our two-piano rooms here at school, so it got me > to thinking. > This time, I went ahead and tuned the 'S' to the same > tuning I used for > the 'B' and it sounded fairly good. And in this situation, > it'll probably be > OK. > For your information, the FAC readings were: > > 'B' 'S' > F = 7.1 F = 8.9 > A = 8.3 A = 9.2 > C = 6.3 C = 7.2 > > Just wondering. Thanks. > > Avery > >
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