<HTML style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: MS Sans Serif"><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2715.400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Courier New"> <DIV><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I used the SATIII for a few years after tuning aurally for a couple decades (I am using the Verituner now), and I often found that there were changes necessary from what the machine gave.  The SATIII creates a scale based on only three notes and there are many times when alterations are required.  I always verified by ear and did what my ear told me, especially through the bass/tenor break.  Even now I always at least play the octave after setting the note to the machine--and I usually go through and check the thirds and tenths progression through the piano when I am done (not helpful in WT).  Trust your ears if you have to choose.</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> <DIV>David Love</DIV> <DIV><A href="mailto:davidlovepianos@earthlink.net">davidlovepianos@earthlink.net</A></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=rstrang@pa.inter.net href="mailto:rstrang@pa.inter.net">Richard Strang</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To: </B><A title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech (E-mail)</A></DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> 7/18/2003 1:15:49 PM </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Baldwin</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=050301520-18072003>Hi, all,</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=050301520-18072003>  I just took a vacation back in Illinois, and while I was there, I tuned my brother's Baldwin M grand. I brought my Sat lll along just for the occasion.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=050301520-18072003>   Everything went fine with the tuning until I reached the first single string in the bass. I put it where the Sat said to put it, but it didn't sound right. My brother has a better musical ear than I and said it sounded sharp. Aurally, it was tuned 6:3 as it should, but there was a strong beat higher up. That piano and my brother were not satisfied until I tuned those last 10 strings 12:6! Can you imagine? Have any of you ran into a similar situation? It sounded good that way, so that's the way it stayed.</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=050301520-18072003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2><SPAN class=050301520-18072003>Richard </SPAN></FONT></DIV></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>