In my understanding there are twelve steps to reach an octave, Each on is 100 cents apart. James Grebe Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups (314) 608-4137 WWW.JamesGrebe.com 1526 Raspberry Lane Arnold, MO 63010 BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! pianoman@accessus.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Avery Todd" <avery@ev1.net> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 4:34 PM Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help > James, > > I'd always understood that 100 cents low was 1/2 step low. Am I wrong? > When I have to tune one of our harpsichords 1/2 step low, it's 102.3 > cents! > > Avery > > At 03:30 PM 12/14/04, you wrote: >>1/2 step is 50% or cents >>1 step low is 100% or cents. >>James Grebe >>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair >>Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups >>(314) 608-4137 >>WWW.JamesGrebe.com >>1526 Raspberry Lane >>Arnold, MO 63010 >>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! >>pianoman@accessus.net >>----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" >><Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> >>To: <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>; "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >>Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 2:27 PM >>Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help >> >> >>>David Ilvedson wrote: >>> >>>>25% of a 1/2 step... >>>> >>>>David I. >>>now I am REALLLY confused... does this mean 12.5 % low ? or 50 % ? >>>:) >>>_______________________________________________ >>>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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