Why not, Because you then have to explain what cents are and then explain that hertz and cents aren't equal...and on & on, when everyone seems to readily understand, "It's an average of 132% flat ma'm." (132 cents or 32 cents flat of the next key down) ;-) Andrew A. At 06:00 PM 12/15/2004 -0500, you wrote: >50% of a half-step - or 50 cents? Why not just use cents, like everyone >else? > >Terry Farrell > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "James Grebe" <pianoman@accessus.net> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 5:07 PM >Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help > > > > OK, what if we say 50% down to the next adjacent note. > > James Grebe > > Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair > > Creator of Handsome Hardwood Caster Cups > > (314) 608-4137 > > WWW.JamesGrebe.com > > 1526 Raspberry Lane > > Arnold, MO 63010 > > BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE! > > pianoman@accessus.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> > > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 2004 1:09 PM > > Subject: Re: Help with "bad" tuning...need help > > > > > > > Terry wrote: > > > > > >>That is why it is meaningless without units. 50% of a semitone, or 50% >of > > >>a > > >>tone? > > >> > > >>Terry Farrell > > >> > > >> > > > Ok... I am confused again... Do you mean 25 % of a whole tone.... or >half > > > a tone ? And if the latter... do you mean volume wise or perhaps this >is > > > some new way of describing the octave below... but wait... 50% of 1200 > > > cents is 600 cents... which would be a diminished quark or >something....Oh > > > I give up ! > > > > > > anun > > > > > >> > > >>>Grin... and I thought I was confused..... > > >>> > > >>>1/2 step is a semitone.... yes ?? > > >>> > > >>>anun > > >>> > > >>>James Grebe wrote: > > >>> > > >>> > > >>>>1/2 step is 50% or cents > > >>>>1 step low is 100% or cents. > > >>>>James Grebe > > >>>>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair > > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>>>David Ilvedson wrote: > > >>>>> > > >>>>> > > >>>>>>25% of a 1/2 step... > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>>David I. > > >>>>>> > > >>>>>now I am REALLLY confused... does this mean 12.5 % low ? or 50 % ? > > >>>>> > > >> > > >> > > >>_______________________________________________ > > >>pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > >> > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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