[pianotech] SAT IV extended

[David Love]

That's right.  Spinets often give you an F reading of 15 - 20 which results
in a very stretched bass.  Better quality pianos that will tolerate more
stretch usually yield a lower number like 6 - 8.  The lower number produces
a tighter (narrower) bass.  The spinet actually needs the tighter bass that
the lower number of a better quality piano will produce and not the more
stretched bass that the higher number produces.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Paul Milesi
Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 11:25 AM
To: PTG Pianotech List
Subject: Re: [pianotech] SAT IV extended

David & David,

I, too, am anxious to clear this up.  Paul Sanderson demonstrated to me at a
convention that a lower F number results in a "tighter" bass, i.e., less
stretched.  That is, the SAT will place the bass notes (starting with B27)
slightly sharper with a lower F number.

Paul
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Paul Milesi, RPT
Washington, DC
(202) 667-3136
E-mail:  paul at pmpiano.com
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> From: David Brown <dcbrown5 at exchange.asu.edu>
> Reply-To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: Mon, 28 Dec 2009 11:47:18 -0700
> To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Conversation: [pianotech] SAT IV extended
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] SAT IV extended
> 
> David-
> 
> "Once the f6 measurement goes beyond 10.5 I just stop there and set it and
> tune the bass by direct interval checking i.e., aural/electronic style.
The
> lower the F # the more stretched the bass will be. "
> 
> Please correct me if I am wrong, but won't the lower F number give less
> stretch in the bass?
> 
> Thanks-
> 
> David C. Brown 
> Arizona State University
> School of Music
> Piano Technician
> 1-480-965-6760
> david.c.brown.2 at asu.edu
> 
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