Ok. You're off the hook for now........ but be careful! Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:09 PM Subject: DC & Tune was, accidentally, RE: Language > Woah, reign in there, Terry (Also Ron & Clyde). Your observations are keen > and accurate. But I forgot to mention that this old WWII chapel has no > electrical outlets in the chapel area. They are going to have to get an > electrician out there before we activate the DC. Meanwhile they wanted the > piano tuned for Easter and then I'll go back there in a month or two and > re-tune. Your tax dollars at work! > > Alan > > -----Original Message----- > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > Behalf Of Farrell > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 7:05 AM > To: Pianotech > Subject: Re: Language > > > You tuned a piano and installed a DC system on the same day? How long did > that tuning last? > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <tune4u@earthlink.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Thursday, April 17, 2003 12:04 AM > Subject: RE: Language > > > > Curious you should post this. > > > > I tuned a piano yesterday that is in a chapel built for soldiers training > > for WWII (part of a museum tour, WWII barracks, tanks, etc. at Fort Wood) > > anyway there is no attic in this building just the roof itself between the > > congregation and the sky. Well, I showed up to tune and ended up running > all > > over to find the guy who was supposed to let me in--he had the wrong date. > > There were two roofers up there working. They did speak English but didn't > > have a building key and didn't know anything about me coming to tune the > > piano, etc. > > > > Then I got in, installed a Dampp-Chaser and tuned ... all to the constant > > rat-a-tat tap bang bang-a-bang BANG of two guys with hammers 20 feet over > my > > head. > > > > Seems the Army wanted the roof fixed and the piano tuned all in time for a > > special Easter service in this chapel. > > > > As you said, might as well get all the noisy things done at the same time! > > > > Alan Barnard > > Salem, MO > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On > > Behalf Of Susan Kline > > Sent: Sunday, March 16, 2003 9:16 PM > > To: Pianotech > > Subject: Re: Language > > > > > > At 08:45 PM 3/16/2003 -0600, you wrote: > > >Susan, I don't understand some of your terminology here, and I thought > I'd > > >learned to speak fairly fluent Tunese: > > > > Probably my fault -- laziness. > > > > > > >There are as many tests as one feels like pursuing, but > > >in everyday work I tend to focus on three: the tenth test > > >in the middle range, but only if the timbre of the octave > > >isn't pleasing me; the sixth test in the bass, ditto, and > > >I temper fourths, fifths and octaves all the way to the > > >top and most of the way to the bottom. Octaves the straightest, > > >then a little curl to the fifths and a little bit bigger curl > > >to the fourths, but basically making all of the perfect > > >intervals (4, 5, 8) as clear as possible. > > > > > >A. "tenth test" 10ths against 3rds? running 10ths? both? > > > > Octave test, seeing if the upper and lower notes of the octave > > beat equally against a note a major third below the lower note. > > I don't always insist that they beat exactly the same -- the > > upper note can beat a little faster. But I like for all the > > octaves to have about the same difference. > > > > > > >B. "sixth test ... bass" major 6th/minor 3rd? running 6ths? > > > > Minor third/major 6th, within the octave, to check for the bass > > octave size. I use running almost everything when checking the > > temperament, but usually not later on. If the deep bass is really > > puzzling me, I'll sometimes run consecutive (what is it? 15ths?) > > octave+minor sevenths. > > > > > > > > >C. "I temper fourths ..." not sure what you mean here ... extending the > > >temperament into bass, treble? > > > > Tune octaves by ear; check fifths, check fourths. Make sure none are > > obnoxious, or if obnoxious, make sure that all three intervals are > > obnoxious in the same pattern: octaves best, fifths next best, fourths > > least best -- <grin> -- but nothing wonderful at the expense of > > something else becoming godawful. I do this all the way to C88, > > and down toward the low octave as long as the clarity of the bass allows. > > > > > > >D. "Octaves the straightest" purest 6:3s ?? > > > > not so much checking one test (6-3's) against another (2-1, or 4-2) ... > > purely aural, by timbre. > > > > > > >E. "a little curl to the fifths ... little bigger curl to the fourths" > ya > > >really got me here ... ??? > > > > Well, you know ... a curl is a slow, tired little beat ... a > > "miao" > > > > > > >F. "perfect intervals ... as clear as possible" clear=pure? > > > > Why, sure, except that thirds and sixths and all that aren't > > pure. Perfect intervals (as opposed to major/minor intervals) > > are fifths, fourths, octaves, and unisons. > > > > > > >Appreciate a little comment, thanks, > > > > > >Alan Barnard > > >Salem, MO > > > > No problemo .. well, I hope, anyway. > > > > Susan > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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