Hi all, I think the last round of tuneoffs pretty much ended in a wash when it comes to aural vs. SAT tuning of well scaled pianos. I'd like to see (more for education/information) "out of the box" tunings for each of the tuners available on school-type uprights, or short grands. Experienced tuners know certain scale types and tweak tunings based on scale break and other factors. As long as this tweaking takes place before tuning (after sampling) I wouldn't see a problem with this. (though it also might be informative to hear just the basic calculated tunings from each of the tuning systems.) With good pianos, there is enough 'slush' in the octaves widths that work, allowing a tuner to stretch more towards perfect 5ths, or be more conservative with the stretch. Many different tunings on these pianos sound nice, and check out ok. It's the other pianos, the ones that the octave widths that match are so tough to get 'just right' that I'd like to see a comparison of the different tuners. I'm more interested in the bread and butter of the business for a tuneoff, not just the high-end. How do the different machines handle less-than-nice scales? Suggestions for specific brands/models for comparison would be appreciated! Ron Koval Chicagoland _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC