Thanks. I'll give it a try. Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 5:54 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] ghost tuning If you’re testing a 6:3 octave (for example) then you would hold down C1 and C2 so that the dampers are lifted off the strings but the hammers don’t actually strike the strings. Hold down mute, it’s called, and then strike (not hold down), strike and let go of the G3. Striking G3 will excite the 6th partial of C1 and the 3rd partial of C2 in isolation. You then can listen for the beats that form between that particular coincident partial without the confusion of the other partials. If you are tuning a pure 6:3 octave then you manipulate the lower note (presumably) until it is beatless. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of wimblees at aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 8:37 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: Re: [CAUT] ghost tuning David Please explain a little more. What am I listening for when I hold down the two bass notes, and what interval are you using? If I hold down C1 & C2, what other note should I play, and what should I hear? Wim -----Original Message----- From: David Love <davidlovepianos at comcast.net> To: caut at ptg.org Sent: Tue, 5 May 2009 5:11 pm Subject: Re: [CAUT] ghost tuning Hold down two bass notes (an octave ap art) and strike the note the corresponds to the coincident harmonic that you want to use as the test partial. David Love www.davidlovepianos.com From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of wimblees at aol.com Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 6:55 PM To: caut at ptg.org Subject: [CAUT] ghost tuning Some time ago a tuner told me about ghost tuning the bass. I tried it a couple of times, but I've not used it for a long time, and forgot how it's done. From what I remember, you hold down a bass note, and listen to a partial an octave and third up, or the other way around. Does anyone know about this? Wim Shopping for Mom? Save yourself a little time and money on AOL Shopping. Shopping for Mom? Save yourself a little time and money on AOL Shopping. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/caut_ptg.org/attachments/20090506/4b764b7b/attachment.html>
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