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<DIV>Hi Wim,</DIV>
<DIV>I wonder, are the canned tunings an average, of a multiple of the =
same
model of piano? That would explain, why they may appear to be better =
than a
fresh FAC.</DIV>
<DIV>I still do a fresh FAC, and seldom have to touch it up. But at the
University, with a bunch of one type, I do use the programmed =
ones.</DIV>
<DIV>Regards,</DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR><A
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Sunday, December 23, 2001 =
3:12
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Stored Tunings v/s =
FAC</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a =
message dated
12/23/01 12:14:02 PM !!!First Boot!!!, <A
href="mailto:tompiano@gate.net">tompiano@gate.net</A> writes: =
<BR><BR><BR>
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TYPE="CITE">I have one concert hall that I have invested at least =
15hrs. of
<BR>tuning-data-input time. The only problem is that I'm never =
satisfied
with my <BR>saved results, even when I'm sure I imputed data =
correctly
and my tuning is <BR>complimentary as possible. =
<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR>I
have tuned both concert hall D's at UA for 5 months now and I always =
tune them
to the canned tuning in my SATIII. The first couple of times I tried =
to make a
few changes, but found that the changes I made corresponded with what =
the
machine was telling me. What I wasn't doing was making absolutely sure =
the
lights stood still. <BR><BR>The other thing I found is that I educated =
the
piano players to the tuning I put on the piano. With the tuning being
consistent, the players know what to expect. They like what they hear, =
compliment me on it, and now expect the piano to sound that way every =
time.
This has also educated me. I used to hear it different (I didn't =
stretch the
upper octaves as much). <BR><BR>This has saved me a lot of time. All I =
do now
is turn on the SATIII and let it do the tuning for me. The only time I =
"experiment," is with some of the practice room pianos. But even then, =
I
usually go back to what the canned tuning tells me. The only other =
time I
experiment, is on a piano that is not in the machine, and I have to =
set my own
FAC. Then I rely more on my ear to tell me if it right or not.
<BR><BR>Wim</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>