Another tuning theme

[Richard Moody]

Ralph you forgot to tune the F3.   The F--A < F--D test being so ingenious
(because F doesn't need to be tuned) (the F is also used to prove the
A4--A3 with the source)  I just had to improve on it.  Why not make the
F--A almost beatless (temporarly tuning the F )  Then the F--D rate is
easily determined if it is beating faster.  You would think, but it
doesn't work, and the reason is (IMHO) why ET is so successful today.  

But for the G--B = F--D, the F has to be re-tuned to the D first.  But
that's hard to do because no matter where you tune the F, the F--A will
always be slower than the F--D.  .   

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> From: ralph m martin <rmartin30@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Another tuning theme
> Date: Thursday, March 19, 1998 4:55 PM
> 
> The following is just another tuning theme..but with a rather novel
twist
> particularly for those with a knowledge of chords.
> 
> Dominant 7th chord: 3rd and root beat the same as 5th and 7th in the
> first and second inversion.
> 
> Tune A4 as usual
> Tune A3 to A4, beatless
> Tune D4 a little less than one beat per sec to A3. (FA beats sower than
> FD
> Tune G3 to D4 as usual
> Tune B3 so that GB tunes the same as FD (G7 chord)
> Tune E4 to Ae (GB beats slower than GE)
> Tune C# 4 so that A3 C# beats the same as GE (A7 chord)
> Tune F# 3 to C# 4 (F# A beats faster than A3 C#4)
> Tune A#3 to F3 
> 
> Check with thirds: FA-F#A#-GB so that they increase normally.