Language

[Avery Todd]

Alan,

And how long do you think your tuning will last after installing the 
Dampp-Chaser?
Hopefully, at least until after this coming Sunday! Sorry, couldn't 
resist!!!!!! :-)

Avery

>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
>
>
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