Tuning shorthand

Newton Hunt nhunt@jagat.com
Tue, 16 Nov 1999 18:17:29 -0500


Partial Series, an example;

1	C1
2	C2
3	G2
4	C3
5	E3
6	G3
7	A#3 (B flat)
8	C4

Coincedental partials are the partials of approximately the same pitch
that occur when an interval of two notes is player.

Example:

F3	C4	Fifth
F4	C5 a
C5 a	G5
F5	C6 b
A5	E6
C6 b	G6
A6	A#6
C7	C7

There are two coincidental partials in the major fifth.  In tuning
aurally we must concern ourselves with the first set only.  These
pairs of partials are the ones producing the beats.

(Now it is complete, I think.)

		Newton


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