It is so much easier just to do it than to understand it. Going nuts is SOP for tuners. Thanks for your observations. Newton Roger Jolly wrote: > Hi Newton, > I was a little dyslexic when I posted that phrase, you are > quite correct the addition of the unison drops flat. Trying to formulate > consistent results is very difficult. > Some variables that has got me wondering, Bridge stiffness left to right > due to notching, treble string I think has a stiffer termination??? Centre > line of hammer is firmer that the edges, this was in evidence with a new > set of hammers, and how much voicing that was required to get all three > strings sounding the same. On average voicing a bright piano drops the > stretch 10c so what partial are we really listening to???? Is our ear > fooled sub consciously???? e.g. at A6 no second partial is sounding do we > revert back to the fundamental???? > Like you I have very little understanding of what is happening. Slowly > going nuts trying to find answers. > Regards Roger > P.S. Thank's for the correction. > > At 04:28 PM 25/11/98 -0500, you wrote: > >"Interesting that your piano showed a *rise* in pitch. The ones I have > >checked (small pso's) showed a drop in pitch with all three strings > >sounding." > > > >I think this is because you can tune on string, say to an SAT, tune the > >next by ear, check with SAT and it is flat. Tune to the SAT and compare > >unison and it is out. I have yet to come to an understanding of this, I > >just know it is so. Weird! > > > > If you tune the string that wants to be the lowest then the others that > >want to be sharp you should have a unison that is sharp instead of flat. > > > > Newton > > > Roger Jolly > Baldwin Yamaha Piano Centre > Saskatoon and Regina > Saskatchewan, Canada. > 306-665-0213 > Fax 652-0505
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