Hi Susan, So far as I am aware no one can discern 1/100 of a cent. But if someone can--and has developed aural tests to help do so--please "larn me how" *grin*. I meant I went ahead and learned to tune at 1/10 of a cent--because at that time I was using a very lovely device called an etd :). Was just saying 1/100 was possible to measure with what is by now some pretty ancient technology! (modified Hale Sight - O - Tuner) At 12:22 PM 3/17/2008 -0700, you wrote: >Hi, Don > >>It would appear that the best that can be done on a totally "Aural" basis >>is 1/10 of a cent. No one told me that such small changes were hard to >>make--so I simply bashed away until I could make that sort of resolution. I >>guess this would be a case of an ETD driving a student to a higher level >>than they might have achieved without one. > >And your reason for wanting 1/100th of a cent? Sort of a hobby, perhaps? >"Because it was there ..." ? You surely don't think there's a human >oscilloscope out there who could discern the difference unaided? >(And would they mind if they could?) > >It's like the old philosophical question of whether a tree falling in a forest >where no one hears it makes a sound. If no one can tell, is it >"higher" work? And if the time and effort spent on approaching some kind of >scientific limit to accuracy takes your attention away from other >aspects of the piano, which people can respond to? > > >>Where our ears "shine" is in unisons. It is possible to duplicate a great >>unison with an etd--just that it takes longer than doing it aurally. >>Besides which the ear ought to be the final judge of what is desireable. > >I certainly second that notion. > >Susan Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat mailto:pianotuna at yahoo.com http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK, S4S 5G7 306-539-0716 or 1-888-29t-uner
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