Test Blows

[Avery Todd]

Corey,

I'll defer to Wim on the test blow thing. However.......

 >At 01:48 PM 02/25/02 -0500, you wrote:


>By the way, I use a SAT and start A0 and go up the keyboard.
>Comments??
>Thanks,
>Corey

Well, you asked for comments....... :-)

As far as I'm concerned, this is not the way to do it. Learn to tune
aurally enough to at least start with the machine in a temperament
octave (F-F or A-A, whatever).

Then tune up or down, your choice, but at least you can check what
you're doing that way. I use an SAT also (I tuned aurally for about
20 years before I bought it!) but there are pianos out there that
need more "adjusting" than the machine can give! You can't do that
if you start at bottom and go to the top!!!!!!!

I don't know where you live but try to find someone to help you learn
to tune aurally. At least enough for you to check what the machine
tells you! Pay them, if necessary. And for a good aural tuner, it
probably will be! :-)

Good luck.

Avery