SATII use

[Dick Beaton]

Dave....
Forgot to say I tune all notes as I go....use only 2 mutes.  Check the pitch
first to see if the piano is a bit flat....usually is.  If only a few cents
flat just add 1/4 that amount and offset the machine sharp.  That will get
you right on or very close.
Dick MT
-----Original Message-----
From: DGPEAKE@AOL.COM <DGPEAKE@AOL.COM>
To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
Date: Sunday, October 18, 1998 10:47 PM
Subject: Re: SATII use


>In a message dated 98-10-15 23:46:18 EDT, you write:
>
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> I have recently purchased a SATII and have enjoyed using it, however, as I
> read articles and the manual I am confused as to the proper use of the
> machine.  How do some of you use your SAT?  Do you start from A0, after
FAC
> readings,  and tune each note to the top, unisons as you go?  Do you set a
> Temperament with the machine and tune up and then down?  Just what do some
> of you do?  I want to get the best tuning I can and have used a couple of
> these methods but don't know which is best.
>
> Jere Fryett
> PTG Associate
>  >>
>
>I combine my aural abilities with the use of the SAT.  Set your FAC
readings,
>then check your A4 to be sure it is A-440.  I do this by tuning A4 with FAC
>chart then hit shift-reset to clear, then in tune mode check A4.  If the
>lights stop properly, then its ok.  If not, tune to A4 in the tune mode
then
>check in the FAC mode.  If the A4 lights move, then set the cents up or
down
>until the lights stop and then hit shift-sto mem.  This reading will
reflect
>A-440  in the FAC mode.  Then go to the lowest note of the temperament
octave
>and tune up the scale using aural checks.The farther you go, the more
checks
>you have.
>
>Dave Peake, RPT
>Portland, OR
>
>