I did a P22 last week that was 40 cents flat in an hour and a half, using TuneLab Pro (it was 80 cents flat in the top octave!). I used the timed note switch feature, setting it at 4 seconds a note, and just marched up from A0 to C8 in about 15 minutes. No mutes, only raising pitch, and just trying to get in the ballpark (certainly no pin setting). The timed switch solves the problem where the auto note switch can't work because the note you're tuning is 50+ cents flat, and sounds just like the previous note! I choke up my grip on the hammer, as it helps move from pin to pin quickly. TuneLab lets you specify where the highest wound string is, and sets overpull percentages accordingly (less on the bass). TuneLab Pro additionally lets you measure each string to calculate its overpull, which only takes a fraction of a second. I was astonished how many strings were right on in the second, fine-tuning pass. The combination of the timed note switch, the calculated overpull, and the spectrum display (so I can tune bichords and trichords without muting) is an enormous time saver for pitch raises. --Cy Shuster-- Bluefield, WV
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