Well I for one would love to read through any more specifics you have on Virgils tuning style. Thanks for the posting. RicB Richard Moody wrote: > > > Watch Virgil tune. (Reno convention). . I didn't know > > enough to really understand Dr. Sanderson's explanation of his > tuning. > > any one else take that class? > > Keith R > > I was in Virgil's class in Reno. I didn't stay for Dr. > Sanderson's class that followed. > If you are asking about Virgil's class, in that one he > demonstrated stretching octaves as proved by the 3rd-10th test. > or the 3rd-- 10th --17th test. It was much quicker to hear the > 10th or the 17 than listen for the slightly faster octave. He > used 4ths to check 5ths. He tuned by 5ths and 3rds. > I will have to check my notes but I remember he tuned A4--A3 > first, then A4--D4, then F3--D4 6th. Then he compared F3-A3 and > made adjustments. > I can dig up my notes if you are interested in more. He tunes > with no temperament strip. He tunes one string to the note > already tuned and tunes the second string. Then he tests. If he > makes corrections he raises or lowers the string the amount > according to the test and tunes the second string. Then he > listens and if OK tunes the 3rd string to the unison. > > A video of this would be invaluable to those learning or to those > learned comparing notes. A few issues ago the Guild was saying > they need more money. They could get a bit more out of me for > videos of SOME of the classes at the convention. Unless Virgil > objects to being video taped, this is an invaluable tuning > demonstration, and I would gladly buy it. > > ---ric > >
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