Help with "bad" tuning...need help

James Grebe pianoman@accessus.net
Wed, 15 Dec 2004 16:07:08 -0600


OK, what if we say 50% down to the next adjacent note.
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:09 PM
Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help


> Terry wrote:
>
>>That is why it is meaningless without units. 50% of a semitone, or 50% of 
>>a
>>tone?
>>
>>Terry Farrell
>>
>>
> Ok... I am confused again... Do you mean 25 % of a whole tone.... or half 
> a tone ?  And if the latter... do you mean volume wise or perhaps this is 
> some new way of describing the octave below... but wait... 50% of 1200 
> cents is 600 cents... which would be a diminished quark or something....Oh 
> I give up !
>
> anun
>
>>
>>>Grin... and I thought I was confused.....
>>>
>>>1/2 step is a semitone.... yes ??
>>>
>>>anun
>>>
>>>James Grebe wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>1/2 step is 50% or cents
>>>>1 step low is 100% or cents.
>>>>James Grebe
>>>>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>David Ilvedson wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>25% of a 1/2 step...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>David I.
>>>>>>
>>>>>now I am REALLLY confused... does this mean 12.5 % low ?  or 50 %  ?
>>>>>
>>
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