[pianotech] 6th 3rd test

[John Formsma]

On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 4:39 PM, AAA Piano Works, LLC <
aaapianoworks at frontier.com> wrote:

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> Ultimately, I am looking for a good sounding octave/tuning . So, does the
> size of the piano makes a difference, meaning that scales are different with
> spinets opposed to grands?
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Yes, the piano makes a difference. You will need to vary the size of the
bass octaves to best match the already tuned midrange and/or treble. For
instance, some smaller pianos clearly "want" a 4:2 octave in the upper bass,
while others sound better with a 6:3. Larger pianos might sound better with
an 8:4 in the very lowest octave. However, I usually don't go wider than
that, even on concert grands.

You must always compare single, double, triple, quadruple octaves, and other
intervals such as octave-fifths to get the best compromise. (It is important
to remember that it is the best *compromise* that you are looking for.)
 Tuning a perfect 6:3 octave does show some skill, but it means absolutely
zero if it makes a double octave or other important musical interval sound
bad.

--
JF


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> *From:* pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Mark Schecter
> *Sent:* Sunday, October 24, 2010 5:22 PM
> *To:* pianotech at ptg.org
> *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] 6th 3rd test
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> Depends what size octave you want to tune. If you make the beats equal, you
> are by definition tuning a 6-3 octave. If you want it wider, the m3rd should
> be slower, i.e. C2 is lower.
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> -- Mark Schecter
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