CTE-Master Tuning

[Richard Brekne]

Avery Todd wrote:

> Richard,
>
> Yep. I'm aware the FAC numbers can change some with humidity changes,
> etc. but I guess I'd just never thought about things changing since
> it was an aural tuning, recorded into the SAT III. What got me to
> checking further was when I discovered I no longer had a smooth
> progression of 3rds and that has always been one of my MAIN things,
> especially in the temperament octave.

When you first mention it, it is kind of the same thing in reverse isnt it. I
mean that the FAC numbers change would mean you have to change the tuning which
in turn would sound different.. even to the point of dinking around with
relative beat rates of a seires of intervals taken chromatically or in some
other systematic way. Sounds sorta like you made the same discovery in reverse
?

>
> Makes things interesting, though. :-)
>
> >I suppose you are tuning to an ETD recorded master tuning and finding that
> >given a different season or some other such factor the master doenst sound
> >so good anymore ?..
>
> Which Don? :-)

That would be Don Rose. He has all kinds of interesting thoughts and comments
about FAC numbers changing with climatic changes. Methinks he has spent a good
deal of time looking in this direction.

>
> Avery
>

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway
mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no