Ragtime/Honky Tonk tuning, was out of tune

[jason kanter]

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The way I interpret the guidelines is this:
All the middle strings of all the trichords are to be tuned in ET based =
on A-440; all the left strings to be tuned in ET based on A-434; and all =
the right-hand strings to be tuned in ET based on A-446. This produces =
the +6,-6 beats at A4.
So, following Jon's suggestion, we would strip mute all the three-string =
unisons and tune all the center strings as usual. Then we would set the =
ETD to A-434 (how to do this varies with device) and tune all the =
left-hand strings, and finally set the ETD to A-446 and tune all the =
right-hand strings.
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jason kanter * piano tuning=20
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  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: John Ross=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 3:12 PM
  Subject: Re: Ragtime/Honky Tonk tuning, was out of tune


  Hi Jon,
  Do you mean +/- 6 cents?
  You couldn't go +/- 6 Hz, up and down. Or are you just meaning C3 and =
up?
  Best,
  John M. Ross
  Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada
  jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca
    ----- Original Message -----=20
    From: Jon Page=20
    To: pianotech@ptg.org=20
    Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 6:45 PM
    Subject: Ragtime/Honky Tonk tuning, was out of tune


    >

You tune to normal equal temperament, but when you tune the unisons
you
>raise the right string by 6 Hz (beats) and lower the left string by 6
Hz.
>This is starting at A440.... A220 the right string should be 3 beats
up
>and the left string 3 beats down... by A880 the right string will be
tuned
>12 beats sharp and the left string 12 beats flat, and so on.

This should be fairly easy with an ETD. Tune all middle strings at
pitch.
Then set the ETD to +6 Hz and tune all right strings, set to -6 Hz and
tune all left strings, or vise versa.

Or so it seems to me.


Regards,

Jon Page, piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
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