This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment I purchased the Verituner recently and have used it now for about a = dozen tunings. I cannot compare it to the RCT or Tunelab, as I never = used them, but I will say that the VT does a marvelous job when compared = to the SAT III. It's ability to measure (or premeasure) any or all = notes and up to eight partials of each note in order to calculate an = inharmonicity curve resolves many of the complaints I had about the SAT = III which, unless monitored very closely, sometimes delivered a less = than satisfactory tuning to my ear. Though I had learned to work with = the SAT III very effectively by use of the DOB, two page memory for one = piano, and direct interval tuning, I find the VT to be much easier with = more predictable results. =20 The complaints listed earlier I find largely unwarranted. One = suggestion was that the VT required a two pass tuning. That is not = true. You can premeasure any sequence of notes ( though it is suggested = you always start with A4) including notes in troublesome transition = areas and the machine will use the data to create a curve with smooth = transitions. Or, as I believe Ron Koval mentioned, you can measure the = whole piano before you start tuning. Not necessary, but It takes about = 5 minutes. =20 Another complaint was about the pitch raise function, or coarse tuning = mode as it is called. The coarse tuning system requires lining up two = arrows rather than stopping a spinner and is a bit awkward at first. = When used as a genuine first pass rough pitch raise, it does a perfectly = adequate job. Moreover, you can set up the display with three different = levels of overpull which can appear simultaneously on the screen. As = you progress through the scale and want to change the degree of overpull = depending on the section of the piano, you can just aim for the = appropriate indicator. These settings are preset to 10/30/36 % overpull = but can be adjusted to your own preference. I set mine at 15/30/36 = which seems to work a little better for me. I pulled a small Yamaha = today which ranged from 30c flat in the bass to 80c flat in the treble. = One rough pass, one fine tuning and the fine tuning required very small = adjustments. =20 The display itself is perfectly readable and gives a lot of data. The = large flat or sharp sign that appears if the spinner is moving too fast = to see I found helpful. =20 You can adjust the stretch "style" from clean (narrow) to expanded as = with the SAT III DOB, but unlike the SAT III, changing the stretch style = does not preclude the machine using the inharmonicity readings to = calculate an acceptable curve. My experience with the DOB is that you = can actually put the piano a bit out of tune by selecting an = inappropriate amount of stretch. I have not experimented fully with the = "style" settings in the VT, but my impression is that the machine seeks = to find a balance between style selections and what the piano dictates. = I think that is a better system. The 300 page memory can be upgraded to 1000 pages for an additional cost = (as Paul L mentioned). There are presently a few glitches that are = being worked out with the upgraded memory, but I wonder just how = important the extra memory is. If you believe that inharmonicity = changes with weather, then you would want to recalculate at each tuning = anyway. If you don't, then since you can premeasure and a full 2 pass = tuning is not required to get excellent results, I don't consider it = critical. =20 It comes fully loaded with a variety of HT's and as difficult as it is = to admit, I actually like the way it tunes ET. =20 The simple fact that it measures multiple partials (rather than one = targeted partial) on a given note simultaneously and uses that data = collectively and progressively to project a curve, puts it above any of = the machines that I'm familiar with. There are other features that I = haven't mentioned, but I think it is truly state of the art.=20 David Love ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/34/cb/f9/bc/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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