Stretch Vs.Temperament, (was Beat Rates)

[Richard Brekne]

Well I for one would love to read through any more specifics
you have on Virgils tuning style. Thanks for the posting.

RicB

Richard Moody wrote:
> 
> > Watch Virgil tune. (Reno convention). . I didn't know
> > enough to really understand Dr. Sanderson's explanation of his
> tuning.
> > any one else take that class?
> > Keith R
> 
> I was in Virgil's class in Reno.    I didn't stay for Dr.
> Sanderson's class that followed.
>     If you are asking  about Virgil's class, in that one he
> demonstrated stretching octaves as proved by the 3rd-10th test.
> or the 3rd-- 10th --17th test.  It was much quicker to hear the
> 10th or the 17 than listen for the slightly faster octave.   He
> used 4ths to check 5ths.  He tuned by 5ths and 3rds.
> I will have to check my notes but I remember he tuned A4--A3
> first, then A4--D4, then F3--D4 6th.   Then he compared F3-A3 and
> made adjustments.
> I can dig up my notes if you are interested in more.  He tunes
> with no temperament strip.  He tunes one string to the note
> already tuned and tunes the second string.  Then he tests.  If he
> makes corrections he raises or lowers the string the amount
> according to the test and tunes the second string.  Then he
> listens and if OK tunes the 3rd string to the unison.
> 
> A video of this would be invaluable to those learning or to those
> learned comparing notes.  A few issues ago the Guild was saying
> they need more money.   They could get a bit more out of me for
> videos of SOME of the classes at the convention.  Unless Virgil
> objects to being video  taped, this is an invaluable tuning
> demonstration, and I would gladly buy it.
> 
> ---ric
> 
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