[pianotech] Aural tuning question

[Scott Jackson]

Duane,
It is possible to set intervals besides octaves by listening to the beat
rates between notes. Many tuners are now using the so-called contiguous
thirds method to help set notes of the temperament very accurately. See
http://ptg.org/chapters/dallas/Newsltr-Apr2002.html or search Google for
"contiguous thirds site:ptg.org".
Scott Jackson


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duaine & Laura Hechler" <dahechler at att.net>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, March 08, 2009 3:54 PM
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Aural tuning question

> How do you find the major third or any other note, other than an octave?

> BUT, how do you really know - where - a third is ? (Where is a reference
> point, like using a pitch fork for that third)

> I don't want to be in the "ballpark" - I want - the - note.