E.T.D.

[Alan R. Barnard]

At the risk of repeating myself:

Baloney Sauce.

I bought the Yamaha (used on eBay) when I first got into the biz because it
was all I could afford.

Here is the secret for getting pretty nice tunings with the PT100: Learn to
tune the bass by ear right off. <<You are right about the bass, Devlon>> The
Yamaha won't stretch most pianos enough going down. If you set the scale to
the best approximation of the Yamaha piano sizes, however, you WILL get a
decent temperament and treble on most pianos. The SAT would be much more
flexible and better, all-around. But if all you can afford is the PT-100 go
forth and tune--and use it to help you tune without it!

BTW I tune for three conservatory trained, outstanding pianists. Their
pianos are: Steinway S, Samick, and Chickering grands. All are very pleased
with their tunings and, since I had to start this way, I tune them all with
the Yamaha. BUT, I tune down from the temperament by ear, always, and I
check my temperament by ear, always (4ths, 5ths, running 3rds and 6ths,
etc.), I test up and down with 3rd-10th-17ths, always, and usually the 5ths.
Only rarely do I change a temperament or treble note from the ETD and when I
do, it is usually over a break or some other point where "somthin' ain't
right" so inharmonicity is compensated for. This has been my $0.02

Alan R. Barnard
Salem, MO

----- Original Message -----
From: <BSHARPTUNE@AOL.COM>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 18, 2002 8:01 AM
Subject: Re: E.T.D.


> Brian,  I have owned a PT-100 for a long time.  I bought one before I
really
> understood inharmonicity and how to tune a piano.  The PT-100 is almost
> useless as an ETD.  It has pitch curves that only match 6 Yamaha pianos
which
> I think are all slightly narrow on the bass side.  It's only use now is to
> chip pianos.
>
> Devlon