<!doctype html public "-//w3c//dtd html 4.0 transitional//en"> <html> <body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"> Well guys...ok... lets take a twist on this as long as everyone seems so into it. Lets also include some expert at using the Peterson tuner. Same audience aproval ratings and the rest of our appraisal criteral to apply. I am sure that would provide us with just as interesting information relating to whether the SAT is truly better then the Peterson. .  Better yet... YEA !! lets do a tune off between the Peterson, SAT, Tunelab, RCT, and Verituner. To keep it fair and neutral we can employ 30 professors of music (piano as main instrument) from accross the country and tell them all straight out that they are judging the best machine tuning. It oughta be a very enlightning affair. <p>RicB :) <br>  <p>Farrell wrote: <blockquote TYPE=CITE><style></style> I, for one have a strong opinion regarding aural or ETD-assisted tuning: Aural tuning is the way to tune a piano, and an ETD can be a very useful tool. Also, I would love to WATCH such a tune-off! Terry Farrell <span id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></span> <blockquote dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-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:cedel@supernet.com" title="cedel@supernet.com">Clyde Hollinger</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> Thursday, September 06, 2001 8:16 PM</div> <div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: Tuneoff challenge</div>  Jim and everybody, <p>Well, I for one would be most interested in this.  And I believe it would indeed be educational for those on the list who hold strong opinions on the superiority or either aural or ETD-assisted tuning.  I am well aware of the tune-offs between Dr. <font face="Wingdings">J</font><font face="Times New Roman,Times"> Coleman and Virgil Smith and the outcomes, although unfortunately I was not present for them.</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman,Times">But under no condition would this David (me) take on one of those Goliaths!  I will let that up to one of the rest of you.  :-)</font> <p><font face="Times New Roman,Times">Regards,</font> <br><font face="Times New Roman,Times">Clyde</font> <p>"Jim Coleman, Sr." wrote: <blockquote TYPE="CITE">Hey Ric: <p>Would you be up to a Tuneoff in Chicago this summer with me?  <big snip>  Of course, if there is enough interest shown in another Tuneoff, we should let the Institute Committee make their comments on it if this is to happen at all. They are the ones who would make any final decisions as to this happening at a Convention.</blockquote> <blockquote TYPE="CITE">What do you the other readers say? <p>Jim Coleman, Sr.</blockquote> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>-- <br>Richard Brekne <br>RPT, N.P.T.F. <br>Bergen, Norway <br><A HREF="mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no">mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no</A> <br>  </body> </html>