<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>If it matters, I tune from A0 to C88 = when doing pitch raises. I then start at A4 and tune down through the temperament, = checking thirds and fourths as I go, and other tests further on through the bass. = Then I go back to A4 and tune up to the top.  Works for me. When I'm done = I always run 17ths quickly for anything that stands out as being out of line.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kevin.</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=cgpiano@humboldt1.com = href="mailto:cgpiano@humboldt1.com">Carman Gentile</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=ibetuner@sbcglobal.net href="mailto:ibetuner@sbcglobal.net">ibetuner@sbcglobal.net</A> ; <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, November 07, 2003 = 2:33 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Accu-Tuner ad </DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>After setting the FAC or selecting a factory FAC I've = been tuning from A0 <BR>to C88. I don't think the sound is the same. Wayne = Lutzow Lincoln, = CA<BR>----------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Wayne,<= BR><BR>   I, for one, never tune straight from A0 to C88.  I use an ETD and = tune <BR>in the same order as aural: 1.temperament area, 2.treble, 3.bass, <BR>4.unisons.   I occasionally test the intervals as I go = along because I know <BR>that my ears hear things the ETD cannot hear.  = I tell my clients that the <BR>ETD does NOT replace listening.  But it = sure is a BIG help for speed and <BR>for stability in setting the = pins.   "My ears have the last word." heh heh<BR><BR>Carman Gentile RPT<BR>Redwood = Chapter<BR><BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>