piano-tuning software

[Elliott Chapin]

I think you've missed my point; let me elaborate: Beyond, say,  setting 
up CyberTuner according to pre-tuning consultation with the player there 
are questions such as: We have two of the same make/model/year - what 
are the strings like right now (usually different)? What are you going 
to do when all three strings of a single treble note are false with 
different internal beats (a quite common situation). And that's not all ...

CyberTuner might have the best chance if you're tuning at the Ex or in a 
Legion hall on Sat. afternoon in a Legion Hall as I have had to do. 
Machines, s/w can speed things up, but even then there is no substitute 
for a good ear to vet the result.

The best tuners can do fine with just a tuning fork, + "hammer"(wrench) 
and no felts or rubber wedges to dampen strings that aren't being worked 
on at the moment; and take away the hammers/dampers for good measure 
(it's called an "open tuning").

Mr Chris Aitken wrote:
> Elliott Chapin wrote:
>> Stretch tuning is piano by piano and even player by player.
> 
> Apparently that is where CT excels - it is endlessly customizable in the 
> stretch tuning (and includes tons of presets by piano model), whereas, 
> say, a piano tuning machine like the Petertson AutoStrobe 490ST is not.
> 

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