<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>I've been using an SAT since  the earliest and = think it is likely the best tuning device ever. I dont know anything about RCT = but cant see carrying a computer around.  In any case the one place a = newcomer could get into trouble with FAC is when the piano has a wound string on F3. = Jim Colemann's earlier articles in the PTJ cover this nicely.  (Use the = inharmonicity stretch number from the first plain wire above F3)  I = know what the partials should sound like, etc. and do take a listen.  I = agree with the person who said it would be good to learn to set a temperament = aurally before acquiring a SAT or any other machine.  It is a great tool = for fast pitch raises and tuning.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Dick </FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com" title=mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>Farrell</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 31, 2000 = 8:52 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: SAT = procedures</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>