Stephen,
It could be an interesting quest, but without some interval checking
'tests', you are in for a nightmare. Do you have someone who is a good ear
tuner, who can teach you some of the 'tests' and 'checks'?
Counting beats is not necessary for aurl tuning. Learn how to set
contigious third, and learn tests for the P4th. and P5th. (breifly, for the
P4th. it is a 3rd. 6th. test - for the P5th. a 6th. 10th. test) These
three steps will go along way in setting a good temperment octave.
Trying to set a P4th. or a P5th. without using these tests is like
trying to make a fine measurment with a ruler instead of a micrometer. These
test are easy to learn, and will help with intervals outside of the
temperment octave also.
Contigious thirds do not involve memorizing beat rates. Set properly,
they put accurate markers within the temperment octave. These and other test
and checking techniques, wll allow you to set consistanty accurate
temperments, and consequently, accurate and good sounding tunings.
Dan Reed
Dallas, Tx
on 11/26/01 4:33 AM, Stephen Airy at stephen_airy@yahoo.com wrote:
> I was wondering about something. Considering someone
> has a good hammer technique (something I need to work
> on -- could be part of the reason my piano already has
> notes noticeably out of tune after only 2 weeks)...
> After I set A-440, I wonder how close I could come by
> just tuning the temperament (via intervals) solely by
> ear (not counting the beat rates or using an
> electronic device, just tuning to what "sounds" good)?
> Any ideas how close to a correct temperament someone
> could come using this method?
>
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