tuning

[David Love]

Not sure what you mean by "pure octave".  All intervals are tuned to
partials.  No two different notes have anything in common except for
partials.  The only question is which ones.  Choosing a 2:1, 4:2, 6:3, 8:4,
etc., or compromised combination will largely depend on where in the piano
you are tuning and what the piano tells you.  You will not be able to use
the same octave tuning through the entire piano.  The art is in choosing
where these transitions take place.  Generally speaking you will use lower
coincident partials in the treble and higher coincident partials in the
bass.    

David Love
davidlovepianos at comcast.net
www.davidlovepianos.com 


-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of pianotune05
Sent: Thursday, August 03, 2006 7:59 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: tuning

HI Everyone,
I notice that there are two schools of thought on tuning, tuning a pure
octave, or tuning octaves to partials.  How does everyone here tune, a pure
octave or do you add beats to it?  I spoke with someone today who said that
tuning to the whole sound or note isn't accurate.  What books other than
Reblitz address these two methods of tuning?  
Marshall