FYI it's "spinet" David I. ----- Original message ---------------------------------------- From: Maggie Jusiel <mags@magsmusic.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Mon, 8 Aug 2005 03:11:14 +1200 (NZST) Subject: Re: Difficulty Hearing Beats While Setting Temperament >I haven't read the other responses you got, but wanted to mention that if >it's a spinnet, change pianos. I practiced on spinnets when I first >started, and it was more of a handicap than a help. When I got to >practice on Steinways, Kawais, etc., I could hear the beats quite clearly, >and was able to hear the spinnet later. Of course, it was my difficulty >with spinnets that led me to get an ETD, which I still love having. ;) >-mags >> I have been trying to set the temperament on my piano and am having >> trouble hearing the correct beat rates of the intervals. The problem is >> that the beats are so weak they are hardly perceptible. I have strip muted >> the piano and was able to tune A49 on the piano to the A440 tuning fork by >> comparing the beat rate of the note and the fork with F21. I am now trying >> to tune the other notes within the temperament octave and get the beat >> rates of the F-A, A-C#, C#-F and F-A to gradually increase from 7 bps to >> 14 bps, but they are very difficult to hear. What can be done to hear the >> beats more clearly? I have been studying tuning for several months now, >> but the beats of the intervals are still difficult to hear. I don't have >> much trouble with unisons as I can hear the beats more distinctly, and the >> improvement in the quality of the note when I reach the pure state is very >> noticeable. >> >> I have an SAT III tuning device that enables me to tune the piano very >> well, and to check my aural tuning, but I want to be able to tune the >> piano completely by ear so that I can eventually pass the PTG >> examinations. Thank you for your help. >> >> Robert Finley >Maggie Jusiel >Piano Tuner >Winds & Strings Teacher >PO Box 1234 >Athens, WV 24712-1234 >(304)952-8615 ><mags@magsmusic.net> ><http://www.magsmusic.net> ><http://www.casparwicky.net/quotepage.html> >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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