Fw: Major and Minor Thirds in an Octave - Ed Foote

[Michael Gamble]

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From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:55 PM
Subject: Fw: Major and Minor Thirds in an Octave - Ed Foote


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michael Gamble" <michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk>
> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 11:53 PM
> Subject: Re: Major and Minor Thirds in an Octave - Ed Foote
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>
> > Hello Ed.
> > I think this is getting a bit out of hand. Play a chord on your piano
made
> > up of  four Major Thirds starting on middle C. The second note in your
> chord
> > is middle E - right? Now if you move your chord UP a semitone so it
starts
> > on C#, then up another semitone so it starts on D, then up another
> semoitone
> > so it starts on D#.... The next semitone starts with E which was a
> > constituent part of your first chord. Is this as clear as mud? These are
> my
> > Quadrants. With these "tools" I get a piano tuned up (or down) using my
> > Quadrant System. Actually I start at B below treble C and go down in
> > quadrants. vis. my post "Raising Don Rose to Standard Pitch"
> > If this is not clear I can't help you Sundance:-)
> > Regards
> > Michael G (UK)
> >
>