Ron Nossaman wrote: > Duaine & Laura Hechler wrote: >> This may seem like a silly question but .... >> >> At least Cybertuner has stretch factors built-in. Do you aural tuners do >> stretch factors? > > By listening, with interval checks - aurally. > > >> How do you tune "pure" octaves with a "stretch" factor - this seems >> oxymoronic. > > A "pure" octave *is* stretched at the fundamental, even with no > discernible beat because you aren't aurally comparing fundamentals. > You're comparing 1:2, 4:2, or 6:3 partials to determine stretch. All > sound acceptably pure, and each is stretched to a different degree. > Ron N Now you all have lost me. When I was talking about a pure octave, I was talking about "testing" an actual octave. The other things you are talking about are aural tuner "checks" that I have never learned to do and find *extremely* confusing. Example: how can checking C3 and C4 to be "pure" and "stretched" at the same time. Duaine -- Duaine Hechler Piano, Player Piano, Pump Organ Tuning, Servicing & Rebuilding Reed Organ Society Member Florissant, MO 63034 (314) 838-5587 dahechler at att.net www.hechlerpianoandorgan.com -- Home & Business user of Linux - 10 years
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