Hi, Newton et all I started as an Aural tuner and now I do a sort of mixed tuning. Last year I was almost deciding between a SAT and an RCT when Yamaha made me an offer I couldnīt refuse. So I ended up with a PT 100II at a very good price. ( I always used Yamaha and I am used to it ) Normally I tune the bass part aurally. specially the first octave I found it almost impossible to tune with an ETD, Many of my colleagues do it, and I did it also, and when you are careful sounds well, but if you listen to it carefully, specially when I am asked to tune for someone with a very good ear, I got the best results tuning aurally. >First, descending into the bass for the middle it is good to use fifths, >get them as pure as you can then check using the minor third inverted >into the major sixth. >Useful also are descending sixths, thirds and tenths. If an error >occurs a variation in the beat rates will point it out. There will I have been using this methods. but not up to the end. Unless the piano has very good bass clarity, getting down to the 2nd and first octave I find more useful Octaves and fifths. >There are other test and checks, but for the beginning tuner these are >the most useful. I would like to know which are the other tests ? Now, there are some pianos i.e.: Erard, Gaveau, ( I had to tune some of these recently, old French pianos) , which are so full of harmonics in the bass, I only could tune them satisfactory doing it aurally, and try afterwards to compare it to an ETD, Elian Degen Piano Tuner and Technician Caracas, Venezuela degen@telcel.net.ve Phone 58-2-748547/ 58-14-9222981 Fax 58-2-748547
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