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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>David,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Thanks
for your comments. I am very happy to hear that you have a such good =
experiment
with your VT100.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Today
I had to prepare and tune 3 Steinway D together for a jazz improvisation =
performance, and the tunings sounds amazing . Each piano with his =
own sound
and personality, but a clearness and homogeneity that could not be =
matched by
other methods (in a little time)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>What I
appreciate the most using this wonderful machine is that it let me work
naturally and don't drive my ears in a pre-defined curve or partial
progression.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>It
follows the piano, as we all do when tuning (but the death tuners who =
tune by A0
or A88 !)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>I have
a comment for you, you said that you can start with any note, but the A4 =
is of
great importance and is treated differently from the other notes (and =
gives the
pitch you know !) , as Dave Carpenter have write many times, it is very
important to begin with that note and obtain a complete iH reading on it =
before
tuning any other.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Welcome the happy vt100 users family !</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Regards</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=882052021-15022002><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff =
size=2>Isaac</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma
size=2>-----Message d'origine-----<BR><B>De :</B> =
owner-pianotech@ptg.org
[mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]<B>De la part de</B> David
Love<BR><B>Envoyé :</B> vendredi 15 février 2002 =
07:13<BR><B>À :</B>
Pianotech<BR><B>Objet :</B> Verituner: more =
opinions<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>I purchased the Verituner recently and have used =
it now for
about a dozen tunings. I cannot compare it to the RCT or =
Tunelab, as I
never used them, but I will say that the VT does a marvelous job =
when
compared to the SAT III. It's ability to measure (or =
premeasure)
any or all notes and up to eight partials of each note in order =
to
calculate an inharmonicity curve resolves many of the complaints I had =
about
the SAT III which, unless monitored very closely, sometimes delivered =
a less
than satisfactory tuning to my ear. Though I had learned to work =
with
the SAT III very effectively by use of the DOB, two page memory for =
one piano,
and direct interval tuning, I find the VT to be much easier with =
more
predictable results. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The complaints listed earlier I find largely
unwarranted. One suggestion was that the VT required a two pass
tuning. That is not true. You can premeasure any sequence =
of notes
( though it is suggested you always start with A4) including notes in
troublesome transition areas and the machine will use the data to =
create a
curve with smooth transitions. Or, as I believe Ron Koval =
mentioned, you
can measure the whole piano before you start tuning. Not =
necessary, but
It takes about 5 minutes. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Another complaint was about the pitch raise =
function, or
coarse tuning mode as it is called. The coarse tuning system =
requires
lining up two arrows rather than stopping a spinner and is a bit =
awkward at
first. When used as a genuine first pass rough pitch raise, it =
does a
perfectly adequate job. Moreover, you can set up the display
with three different levels of overpull which can appear
simultaneously on the screen. As you progress through the scale =
and want
to change the degree of overpull depending on the section of the =
piano, you
can just aim for the appropriate indicator. These settings are =
preset to
10/30/36 % overpull but can be adjusted to your own preference. =
I set
mine at 15/30/36 which seems to work a little better for me. I =
pulled a
small Yamaha today which ranged from 30c flat in the bass to 80c flat =
in the
treble. One rough pass, one fine tuning and the fine tuning =
required
very small adjustments. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>The display itself is perfectly readable and gives =
a lot of
data. The large flat or sharp sign that appears if the spinner =
is moving
too fast to see I found helpful. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>You can adjust the stretch "style" from clean =
(narrow) to
expanded as with the SAT III DOB, but unlike the SAT III, changing the =
stretch
style does not preclude the machine using the inharmonicity readings =
to
calculate an acceptable curve. My experience with the DOB =
is that
you can actually put the piano a bit out of tune by selecting an =
inappropriate
amount of stretch. I have not experimented fully with the =
"style"
settings in the VT, but my impression is that the machine seeks to =
find a
balance between style selections and what the piano dictates. I =
think
that is a better system.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The 300 page memory can be upgraded to 1000 pages =
for an
additional cost (as Paul L mentioned). There are presently a few =
glitches that are being worked out with the upgraded memory, but I =
wonder just
how important the extra memory is. If you believe that
inharmonicity changes with weather, then you would want to recalculate =
at each
tuning anyway. If you don't, then since you can premeasure and a =
full 2
pass tuning is <U>not </U>required to get excellent results, I don't =
consider
it critical. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>It comes fully loaded with a variety of HT's and =
as
difficult as it is to admit, I actually like the way it tunes =
ET.
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>The simple fact that it measures multiple partials =
(rather
than one targeted partial) on a given note simultaneously and uses =
that data
collectively and progressively to project a curve, puts it above any =
of the
machines that I'm familiar with. There are other features =
that I
haven't mentioned, but I think it is truly state of the
art. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>