<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 1/27/01 9:51:32 PM Central Standard Time, joegum@webtv.net
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<BR><BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi. I had the opportunity this afternoon to experiment with an SAT III
<BR>at a friend's home. (My first experience with a VTD... II was trained
<BR>years ago as an aural tuner.) I was led through the F-A-C procedure, set
<BR>the temperament by device and tuned the
<BR>strip-muted middle register. (The piano wasn't significantly out of
<BR>tune and very close to pitch.) However, when I checked the octaves,
<BR>they were beating quite noticeably (one to two BPS). Is this normal?
<BR>Is it now in some circles considered acceptable for octaves to be
<BR>stretched this much? When you use a VTD in noisy conditions, how can
<BR>you have faith in what it's telling you without the benefit of aural
<BR>verification? If the stretch is adjustable, can the stretch be reliably
<BR>individualized for each instrument without aural verification? Thanks
<BR>for letting me pop back onto the list and ask these questions. -Joe
<BR>Gumbosky
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<BR>Joe
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<BR>When I first started using the SAT, (started with the SAT II and am now using
<BR>the III), I had to used to how much the upper octaves were stretching,
<BR>compared to what I used to do by ear. At first I was bringing them back down,
<BR>because it just didn't sound right to me. But now I have become accustomed to
<BR>the stretching, and so far, (knock on wood) I have not had any complaints
<BR>from clients.
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<BR>Willem </FONT></HTML>