From tuning? Surely you don't mean... nah. Couldn't mean that...David Mason wrote:I do have the impression it is the E9th tuning ONLY that is held to benefit from tuning...

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Have you checked this out ? In my experience piano tuners do not tune straight up. What is referred to a stretch tuning is more common.Charlie McDonald wrote:If 'straight up' means all strings are tuned with the needle pointing to zero on an electronic tuner, then it's straight up,Jim Reynolds wrote:I don't think the strings on a piano are tuned straight up either, but not sure, never tried to tune one.
referred to as Equal Temperament--the notes are equally spaced out from one another, unlike deviations from 440 with Just Intonation.
Pedal steel is a 'special needs' instrument. Hi F# will work with some chords; another solution may be necessary for others.
Pedal steel probably is the most personalized of all instruments when it comes to tuning.
Thus the persistence of best ways to do it, unlike piano tuning, where ET is a necessary standard, not an option.
However, none of this should be a way to avoid practicing. It comes down to the bar. I'll bet Karen is satisfied with her tuning.