Dave Carpenter wrote: <<There are a multitude of other note sequences that could be used that may give the tuning calculator a better idea of the inharmonicity earlier on in the tuning process. One easy example might be: A4, A3, A3-up, A3-down. Of course the extreme case is to tune the piano twice. Many tuners regularly do this anyway. In this case, the entire inharmonicity picture is known before you start, for every note, and an incredibly smooth tuning can be calculated. Since the Verituner can save these measurements for later use, you can recall these measurements on repeat tunings and get a similar effect.>> Based upon what you have written above, and in your earlier post, I assume that one could get a quite good tuning by measuring/tuning all the A's, the notes around the bass break, and/or the high inharmonicity strings in small scale pianos (such as the Acrosonic where the plain wire strings start). Measuring the inharmonicity of these would give more information for calculations. Correct? Thanks, John Formsma Blue Mountain, MS mailto:jformsma@dixie-net.com
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