accordion tuning software and devices

[Deleted member 48]

My accordion tuner and repairer uses Dirks accordion tuning software from Holland.
2 of my accordions, a 3-voices and another 2-voices, were tuned recently with this software, I must say I am very pleased with the results. Very nice sound and tremolo.

I read also accordion factories in Italy and Germany are using this software.
http://www.dirksprojects.nl/index.php?Lan=english&Page=Tuner/accordion_tuner_22.php
A lot of international positive feedback on his website
There is a manual online.

Are there users here who also have experience with this tuning software?

 

[Glenn]

Very informative video on the site. Well worth watching.

 

[Sarah]

AP Tuner for Windows is a good free alternative.
http://www.aptuner.com/aptuner_index.html

 

[Deleted member 48]

Can this AP Tuner measure to three reeds at the same time ?

Dirk Wolters' software enables to measure to 3 reeds at the same time.

 

[TomBR]

Can this AP Tuner measure to three reeds at the same time ?

Dirk Wolters software enables to measure to 3 reeds at the same time.

And costs 148 Euro - a matter of fitness for purpose and price.

(The trial version excludes some notes, by the way.)

 

[debra]

It does cost money but a special-purpose tuning device is way more expensive (and even still more expensive than a laptop + Dirk's tuner software).
Being able to verify multiple reeds simultaneously helps tremendously, especially when reeds may influence each other (this can happen with the 16-8 register for instance).
The only thing the software (but it may be a combination with hardware too) is not very good at is at measuring the lowest octave of the 16' reeds on a bass accordion. But fortunately the tuning of these reeds with frequencies below 50 Hz is not so critical.
I regularly tune accordions (only for friends, not as a business) and I have learned tuning and basic repair from a professional with a professional tuning device and Dirk's tuner is way easier and faster to use than the dedicated devices with strobes and such.

 

[Deleted member 48]

Youre right, good things cost money. I reed a lot of positive feedback about Dirks tuning software.
Hohner, Pigini, Weltmeister, Strasser, Borsini, and some other professional accordion makers are customers.

Also some positive feedback coming from mouth harmonica tuners:
http://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/board/board_topic/5560960/5459610.htm