Was OnlyPure not P12ths Tunings

[Bernhard Stopper]

David,

I would be pleased to come to a convention, if i get an invitation.
I tune my new method also at the german convention at Cologne from 4.-7. 
May.
It will be jugded with a tuning done by ETD.

regards,

Bernhard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey@sbcglobal.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 6:45 AM
Subject: Re: Was OnlyPure not P12ths Tunings


>I think Bernhard needs to come to a convention and tune his "pure12".
>
> David Ilvedson
>
>
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: Bernhard Stopper <b98tu@t-online.de>
> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Received: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 06:27:51 +0100
> Subject: Re: Was OnlyPure not P12ths Tunings
>
>
>>Me seems no one has read my post about the NEW approach exactly.
>
>>I DID NOT CLAIM PATENTING THE PURE TWELFTHS APPRAOCH OR THE PURE
>>12s  IDEA.
>>ANYBODY CAN USE ONE OF THE EXISTING FREE STUFF THAT ALREADY EXIST
>>ON THE
>>MATTER
>
>>i did the patent filing for the new method i proposed with the pure 3-note
>>combinations of octaves an fifths, and there are four different 
>>combinations
>>of them, (an octave and a outer upper fifth, an octave and a outer lower
>>fifth, an octave and a inner upper fifth, and an octave and a inner lower
>>fifth)
>>in one Pure 12 there are six of this combinations who have those
>>2/1,1/1,3/1,2/3,3/2 beat ratios between each other, and 18 combinations
>>total that are used in the new approach to tune Pure12.
>
>>here again the text about the new OnlyPure method, for those jumping on 
>>the
>>thread later:
>
>>OnlyPure Tuning (Patent pend.)
>
>>A revolutionary method to tune and produce instruments allows a never 
>>heard
>>purity and clarity
>
>>The OnlyPure method relates to instruments based on 12 notes per octave 
>>and
>>nonlinear spectrum. (like piano, guitar, electronic instruments but also
>>orchestras etc) Within this method it is possible to tune the entire
>>instrument by using only pure intervals. For inharmonicity related
>>instruments, pure means the state, where the sum of the beats is minimal.
>
>>The theory behind the OnlyPure method is based upon the "Stopper-Tuning"
>>published in euro-piano 3/1988 by german master piano maker Bernhard
>>Stopper. A pure twelfth is divided into 19 steps in this tuning, the 
>>factor
>>is the 19th root of 3.
>
>>Bernhard Stopper has recently discovered, that only in this tuning 
>>solution,
>>all beat ratios of octaves and fifths are symmetric to the interval 
>>ratios,
>>that means they have also ratios of  1/1, 3/1, ~2/1 and ~3/2 and multiples
>>of
>>them like the interval ratios.
>
>>Beside the mathematical mysteries, this fact is responsible for the
>>phenomene, that in every three-note interval combination consisting of an
>>octave and a fifth, the beats are phased out to a pure state in the
>>stopper-tuning (there are six such three-note combinations in a perfect
>>twelfth who have all a pure state in the Stopper Tuning).
>
>>The new method works with the phenomen of the symmetric outphasing by
>>finding the tones through efficient temperament step combinations of  pure
>>three-note combinations of octaves and fifths.
>
>>To the artist, the instrument becomes extremly clean, transparent and
>>powerful. The consequence for the aural tuner is, that he can be released 
>>by
>>the out-of-tune intervals and tune the entire instrument with only pure
>>intervals. That means much more plasure at work and much more precision of
>>the tuning. Although in practice, intervals like major thirds or sixths 
>>and
>>tenths etc. are still useful for control purposes.
>
>>It is not possible to reach this precision with the usual electronic 
>>tuning
>>devices or the usual two-note aural bearing plan techniques. Since the
>>devices
>>jugde the pitch and frequency in the frequency
>>domain, it is necessary, due to the Heisenberg uncertainity to analyze the
>>signal over a relative long time. Tuning those three-note octaves and 
>>fifths
>>combinations aural to pure state, aural pitch setting is as accurate as
>>tuning unisons aural, what defintitvely does not work with nowadays ETDs.
>
>>The ear has the possibility to analyze pitch and beats nearly in realtime.
>>Analogous to the function of the stereocilies and the hair cells of the
>>cochlea, producing time delayed neuronal signals, Bernhard Stopper
>>developped new electronic tuning devices for laptop and PDA. It is 
>>possible
>>to visualize the beats and find the pitch in quasi realtime.
>
>>There will be also consequences for the understanding of the musical 
>>theory
>>due the discovery of the fractal symmetry of the beat-relations to the
>>interval relations in the "stopper-tuning". Since due to the extension of
>>the tuning matter from two dimensions to three (and more) dimensions the
>>octaves/fifths problem dissappears, the mighty octave must be asked in
>>place.
>
>>The OnlyPure method is patent pending and registered as mark and will be
>>licensed to professional tuners and instrument makers which will benefit
>>from marketing this revolutionary tuning concept.
>
>
>
>>http://www.onlypure.info
>
>
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