I think part of the problem is that we are calling these half steps. The distance between E and F is no larger than between F and F#. It is still 100 cents. Why do we insist on calling those things whole steps anyway.? 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: "Terry" <terry@farrellpiano.com> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 7:51 PM Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help >I do the same thing. But here, you have defined your units - the interval > between A and G# - or a half-step. I see many folks simply stating that > the > note is 75% flat - that makes no sense. > > Terry Farrell > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William R. Monroe" <A440WRMPiano@tm.net> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 8:33 PM > Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help > > >> In James defense, I sometimes use % as well with my clients. It is >> often >> simpler for them to get a grip on how far out of tune a piano is with >> percentages rather than "cents". You know, they get all wigged out with >> these fancy technical terms. For whatever reason, I have more success >> explaining to my clients that A is 75% of the way to G#. However, with >> other technicians, I see every reason to stick with cents, as at least we >> all know what we're referring to - even if we don't understand how to > derive >> the value :-). >> >> William R. Monroe >> Madison, WI >> Assoc. >> >> ---- Original Message ----- >> From: "Don" <pianotuna@accesscomm.ca> >> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 6:00 PM >> Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help >> >> >> > Hi James, >> > >> > Why not just use cents? It would be simpler. >> > >> > At 04:07 PM 15/12/2004 -0600, you wrote: >> > >OK, what if we say 50% down to the next adjacent note. >> > >James Grebe >> > >> > Regards, >> > Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T. >> > Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat >> > >> > mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ >> > >> > 3004 Grant Rd. >> > REGINA, SK >> > S4S 5G7 >> > 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner >> > _______________________________________________ >> > 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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