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The problem with guitar tuners is that they are not intended for the wide
harmonic range of a piano. They do not accommodate a piano's
inharmonicity at all either. I've been called in to tune a baby
grand piano that a guitarist had tried to tune with a wrench and a guitar
tuner. The temperament octave was compressed and the octaves were
terrible--no stretch etc. You can use them to set a temperament in
a larger piano acceptably for non-tuners, but when you get into the
little monsters you will run into clashing intervals in the temperament
octave.<br>
If you are going to use an ETD, I recommend getting one that is intended
for pianos or they will end up being more work to correct than any work
they could save you. If you have a portable computer with a
soundcard, Tunelab97 is cheap enough.<br><br>
My humble, blunt opinion,<br>
Andrew<br><br>
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At 12:47 AM 5/27/2004 -0500, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="MS Sans Serif, Geneva">How
much does the Seiko ST 767 Chromatic Tuner cost? I am looking
for a "pocket tuner" that can give a decent temperament for a
pitch raise and if accurate an octave below F3 and above C5 that would be
a bonus. </font><br>
<font face="MS Sans Serif, Geneva">I used to have a such a tuner, a
Korg needle type that would give me two octaves (C3--C5) close enuf in 4
-- 6 minutes. ----ricm</font><br>
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<dd><font face="tahoma" size=2>-----Original Message-----<br>
<dd>From:</b> pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" eudora="autourl">mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>]
On Behalf Of </b>David<br>
<dd>Sent:</b> Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:56 AM<br>
<dd>To:</b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<dd>Subject:</b> Tuning Devices<br><br>
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<dd><font face="arial" size=2>I have recently started learning to tune
pianos. I am interested in tuning devices that will assist me in
learning to tune and when I start tuning for pay. I have heard and
read about numerous brands and types. These include the Accu-Tuner,
Peterson AutoStrobe, Reyburn </font><br>
<dd><font face="arial" size=2>CyberTuner, and Sabine Tuners to mention a
few. I am currently using a Seiko ST 767 Chromatic Tuner which I
get the impression may not be very accurate for pianos, works great for
my guitar. Any input would be appreciated.</font><br>
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<dd><font face="arial" size=2>Thanks</font><br>
<dd><font face="arial" size=2>David McCausland</font><br>
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