ETD question re: unisons

[Murray Seminuk]

Hi Howard
I have noticed the drop on the SAT too. Basically all that has happened is
the note has slightly gone out of tune.The note is no longer in unison.

Regards
Murray
----- Original Message -----
From: "David M. Porritt" <dporritt@post.cis.smu.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 5:36 AM
Subject: Re: ETD question re: unisons


> Howard:
>
> Yes, it is easy to check with an ETD, and yes on some notes there is a
drop.  Why???? I have no idea!
>
> dave
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> On 2/14/01 at 10:47 AM Howard S. Rosen wrote:
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> >Hi everyone,
> >
> >Since I know nothing about ETD's my question might be naive. Nevertheless
> >here goes: I believe that Virgil's assertion that a 3 string unison is
> >flatter than each of the single strings heard singly, is a bit
questionable
> >or should I say not fully accepted. Wouldn't it be easy and conclusive to
> >check this thesis by using an ETD to measure this? Thanks!
> >
> >
> >Howard S. Rosen, RPT
> >7262 Angel Falls Ct.
> >Boynton Beach, Fl  33437
> >
> >hsrosen@gate.net
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> David M. Porritt
> dporritt@swbell.net
> Meadows School of the Arts
> Southern Methodist University
> Dallas, TX 75275
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