[pianotech] Aural tuning question

[Dave Davis]

I pick a song, like "twinkle twinkle little star". Set A4, then the octave below, then up a 5th, etc. You can pick different songs to get you in the ballpark.  

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Ron Nossaman wrote:
>
>> So you get to a piano that is extremely flat, say one full note or more,
>> and you tune A4 with a tuning fork.
>>
>> How do you find the major third or any other note, other than an octave?
>>
>> I'm trying to understand how you would to a piano that flat without
>> an ETD.
>>
>> Duaine
>
>
> By listening, just like if the piano was close to pitch, only with a
> preliminary pulling the string up an approximate anticipated amount
> (determined when you set the A) *WHILE* listening. How do you chip a
> piano up to pitch after restringing with an ETD when nothing is a
> predictable degree low?
> Ron N
BUT, how do you really no - where - a third is ? (Where is a reference
point, like using a pitch fork for that third)

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Dave Davis
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