disagreeing with the SAT III

[Dave Smith]

Ed, you might go spend a few days with James Coleman, Sr, in Phoenix 
Arizona, .. He can help you.

Dave Smith SW FL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "ed miller" <edmiller3 at hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, February 18, 2007 7:37 PM
Subject: disagreeing with the SAT III


>I recently splurged on a new SAT III, so I'm still learning the in-and-outs 
>of it (as well as learning the ins-and-outs of aural tuning- though I'm 
>fairly competant at that). I wonder if anyone can shed some light on how 
>the tuner overides SAT III calculations.
>
> I know that after the FAC is programmed and SAT spits out its appropriate 
> tuning some changes can be made right off the bat by checking A2,A3, and 
> A4 octaves. And I know the double octave feature may come in handy at this 
> point, as well.
>
> Here's my question: say you're happy with things from the outset, but as 
> you go further into the SAT's tuning you find some notes that you know can 
> be better placed, how do you tell the SAT to adjust on the fly?
>
> It seems to me that the interconnectedness of a tuning would make it 
> difficult to suddenly disagree with what the SAT is telling you about a 
> few particular sour notes without screwing with the notes you've already 
> tuned, or are about to tune.
>
> The core of my question is how does the tuner be the "master" of the SAT 
> III throughout a tuning?
>
> Any thoughts would be appreciated.
> Ed
>
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