False beats Mystery

[Greg Newell]

Warren Fisher wrote:
>
> I am tuning a good quality grand.  The bass section goes fine but about
> C5 I notice an increasing amount of false beating in EVERY note.  The
> higher in the scale I go the harder it is to tune because the true
> beating is getting buried under the false.  What is my problem?
>
> Clue #1  The problem probably only occurs in the Southern areas.
>
> Clue #2  The smaller the room, the more pronouced the false beating
> becomes.
>
> Have fun!
>
> Warren
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Could it be from a fan?
                 Greg
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