Help with "bad" tuning...need help

James Grebe pianoman@accessus.net
Thu, 16 Dec 2004 11:15:33 -0600


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They are still 100 cents apart
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pianoman@accessus.net
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  To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
  Sent: Thursday, December 16, 2004 7:15 AM
  Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help


  In a message dated 12/16/04 4:06:28 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
pianoman@accessus.net writes:=20




    I think part of the problem is that we are calling these half steps. =
 The=20
    distance between E and F is no larger than between F and F#.  It is =
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    100 cents.  Why do we insist on calling those things whole steps =
anyway.?=20



  James,=20

  These are half-steps(not whole steps), aka half-tones, semi-tones or =
minor seconds, and there are 100 equal divisions between them.  Each one =
of these miniscule portions is called a cent.=20

  Dave Stahl 
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