Tuning

[Dan Reed]

Alicia,

I'm a long time C-to C temperament tuner. If your interested, I'l share 
all I know. I service 1,000 pianos a year.

Best to you,
Dan Reed RPT
Dallas Chapter


On May 7, 2008, at 5:01 AM, David Nereson wrote:

>     Yes, I learned to tune using a C - to - C temperament, but it was 
> C3 to C4.  The beats are a little slower and easier to count than in 
> the F3 to F4 temperament.  The main trouble with it, though, is that 
> it often falls across the bass/tenor break, which, especially in small 
> pianos, results in successive intervals that don't increase smoothly 
> in their beating.
>     Not knowing any other temperament sequence at the time, however, I 
> persisted, and maybe it gave me early experience in dealing with 
> "wild" strings and partials that just wouldn't fit the hoped-for 
> pattern.  
>     --David Nereson, RPT 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:  A E
>> To: pianotech at ptg.org
>> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2008 3:14 PM
>> Subject: Tuning
>>
>> Hi,
>>  
>> I've got  a question concerning tuning, my piano is a strange one it 
>> was made in Ukraine about 15-20 years ago, and has recieved alot of 
>> abuse, including being moved over the atlantic, and being dropped... 
>> Strangely enough, soundboard remained in tact, but I'm having issues 
>> tuning it, it's a 42inch console upright. I was thinking of trying 
>> out tuning in the C4-C5 for temperament instead of F3-F4. Does anyone 
>> have any experience trying this out?
>>  
>> Sincerely,
>> Alicia
>>
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