[pianotech] treble tuning muse II

[Porritt, David]

I've noted that sometimes you tune a string to exactly where it should be and the duplex section starts screaming.  If a 2-cent compromise will quiet that down it's worth it, or you can do something to mute the duplex.  That's the main thing I don't like about the duplex scale - the unpredictability of it.  It does add brilliance but not a unique brilliance.  In other words if you eliminate the duplex you can get that brilliance back through traditional voicing techniques and have predictable results.

dp

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Al Guecia/AlliedPianoCraft
Sent: Friday, December 19, 2008 8:51 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] treble tuning muse II

John, that's a very interesting question. I have notice when playing a 
single wire in the treble area, adjusting it slightly will sometimes clean 
up false beats. I would also like some insight on this.

Al Guecia

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From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:55 PM
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Subject: [pianotech] treble tuning muse II

> Hello list,
>
> Thanks for the feedback on my previous musing about treble tuning re: not 
> "tuning the life out of the unisons" and how a wee little bit of variation 
> might add depth and sustain.
>
> I warned you that I had a FEW thoughts about the matter that I wanted to 
> bounce around.
>
> Next topic: (and I'm really ASKING here, out of curiosity)  Do you feel 
> the amount of stretch used in the high treble be compromised on individual 
> notes based on appearance/disappearance of false beats and/or quality or 
> tone?
>
> I ask because sometimes it seems there's a "sweet spot" where the tone 
> just sings, even though it may be a little sharp or a little flat of the 
> "correct" place for that note.  Or sometimes a false beating note will 
> clean up when moved slightly from the "correct" spot.
>
> Well, I've been putting those notes where I think the sing the clearest, 
> so long as they're not terribly out of place.  Anybody else do this?  Have 
> thoughts on this?
>
> Looking for enlightenment,
>
> John Dorr
> Helena, MT
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