newbie question: TuneLab

[Farrell]

I use the SAT. And yes, theoretically, you can use the machine to tune a
good unison, but you can usually refine it better by ear - certainly more
quickly. Generally speaking, regarding unisons, the machine is least useful
on a wound string (like how about zero?), not very useful on
tenor/center/treble strings, but on pianos with a lot of noise in the top
octave or so, you can often tune a better unison with the machine than by
ear - but only in pianos where the hammer striking the string has a sound
reminescent of a six-year-old beating on a metal garbage can lid.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message -----
From: "Charles Neuman" <piano@charlesneuman.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2001 11:01 AM
Subject: newbie question: TuneLab


> I just got TuneLab going on a computer right next to my piano. I think it
> will be very useful for when I practice setting the temperament aurally. I
> wonder if it's useful for tuning unisons. So far I find that it's easier
for
> me to just listen to the beats of the unison rather than to try to
decipher
> the movement of the squares on the screen. Any ideas?
>
> Charles Neuman
> PTG Assoc., Nassau County, NY
>
>