<!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 6.00.2800.1515" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robertt Finley asked : "<FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>Until now I have been performing the = FAC stretch calculation/analysis =<BR>using the SAT III on the piano and then = began tuning chromatically from =<BR>A0 upwards, tuning the single string unisons, = and then the two and three =<BR>string unisons as I go along, using rubber = mutes. I am wondering whether =<BR>it would be better to strip mute the piano, = tune all the single strings, =<BR>perform checks on the intervals and octaves, and = then go back and tune =<BR>all the unisons. =20<BR><BR>What would you advise = that would produce the best, most accurate and =<BR>fastest result? Thank you for = your help.=20"<BR><BR>Robert,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" = size=3>Please refer to my Tuning Article, PTJ, January 2000. This system will, hopefully, start = you on the road to good Aural tuning. Most techs, that I've queried about = the FAC system, have found it somewhat lacking. It is a system that will get the = "beginner" a reasonable/commercial tuning, but that's as far as = it's able to go, IMO.</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>Regards, </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>