<!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 6.00.2800.1505" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Robert said: "<FONT face="Times New = Roman" size=3>I have an SAT III tuning device that enables me to tune the piano very = =<BR>well, and to check my aural tuning, but I want to be able to tune the = =<BR>piano completely by ear so that I can eventually pass the PTG = =<BR>examinations. Thank you for your help.=20<BR><BR>Robert,</FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV>May I refer you to my article in the PTJ - January 2000. It = explains the marriage of aural and machine tuning. Once you have read the article, = use the system to, first set a temperament and then analyze what you are hearing = as you play the intervals. This will help you to disencumber yourself from the "machine".</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>