I agree with these comments, completely. If you did want to experiment with a change, how about tuning the so-called European Small temperament which is A4 to A3 with a sequence as you describe (down a 5th to D, up a 4th to G; down a 5th to C, up 4th to F, Down 5th to A#, up 4th to D#--then up ANOTHER fourth to G#; down a 5th to C#, up 4th to F#; down 5th to B, up to E; then down a 5th to A, compare it to the octave, and hope you aren't more than, say, 37 cents off! I think I have that right, dredgeing deep in the memory, and I believe it has been used by many S&S C&A folks—including Franz Mohr—for a long time. So, obviously, you can develop some checks and make it go. Then again, those C&A guys are pretty much tuning Bs and Ds over and over and over and they probably have the sounds of those temperaments engrained in the brain, indelibly. Translating all of that to 60's PA Stark spinet might just be a bit of a challenge. Then again, in such a piano, would it reallllllly matter how the temperament goes? Ha. Alan Barnard Salem, MO Original message From: "Ed Sutton" To: "Discussions among those preparing for the PTG Exams. This list islimitedto PTG members only." Received: 9/3/2007 7:45:46 PM Subject: Re: [ExamPrep] Temperament Rex- Perhaps a good start would be for you to tune a piano and have it checked by an RPT or CTE. If your current way of tuning can pass the exam, you're in like Flynn! (By the way, I believe you could set pitch with an A fork, have it scored, then retune in your usual way without worrying about pitch anymore. I will leave it to a CTE to confirm this.) Ed Sutton ----- Original Message ----- From: Rex Roseman To: examprep at ptg.org Sent: Monday, September 03, 2007 8:26 PM Subject: [ExamPrep] Temperament Question on successfully tuning the temperament for the exam. I was taught and have tuned for 28 years a temperament that I believe is supposed to go back to Brad White. It is F3 to F4 and is started from C4, tuning with 4th’s and 5ths and checking with 3rds and 6ths. (C-F, C-G, G-D-A-E-B.... tuning with checks between for each of the new notes.) At first, I had considered learning a new sequence starting on A4 and so as to change from using a C bar to an A fork for the fist pitch. After reading the temperament sequences, it was obvious that the only way that I could do that was to have someone re-teach me how to tune, as written words do not convey the sound of beating intervals. Would it be possible/advisable/practical to use the sequence that I have been using, and vary it as follows? Add to the front of my current sequence: Tune A4 to tuning fork, check with source book checks. Tune A4 to A3, check with source book checks. Tune C5 to bar, check with source book checks modified for C. Tune C4 to C5, check with source book checks modified for C. Continue with temperament sequence, but use the A3 that was already tuned as a secondary check for the beginning of the sequence. On the positive side, I can see the following: There would be two pitch references to set the first set of notes, giving me more accuracy at the beginning of the sequence which is unquestionable the weak spot in this sequence. (The first check is normally after the first 3 notes are tuned, [Tune C down to F, Tune C down to G, Tune G up to D, check F to D for 8 bps]) Doing this would give me a second check for D by placing it to beat correctly for both D-F and D-A. The initial A4 that is used to test for accuracy with the fork would not ever be disturbed while tuning the temperament leaving it alone to be tested later. The down side would be: The minimal time that is takes to tune both the A and the C for outside sources. It also depends on both the C bar and the A fork being at the correct pitch. The problem of what to do if there is a discrepancy between the two pitch sources. (My initial response to this would be to accept the A and change the C.) Am I heading in the right direction with all of this, or is there something that I am missing that I need to adjust for? I am not adverse to learning a totally new way of doing things if need be, as I have enough experience to know that there will be times when that will be just what is needed to do the best job. Thanks Rex Roseman Roseman Piano Tuning P.S. I am enjoying reading both the source books and back Journals. I finally joined the guild because I got real tired hanging (sometimes almost literally) out there by myself. We have a wonderful local chapter, and I am going to get some of the members to do some mentoring when I get through the material that the PTG has prepared. _______________________________________________ ExamPrep list info: http://ptg.org/mailman/listinfo/examprep -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070904/1cc6ef18/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 485 bytes Desc: not available Url : https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20070904/1cc6ef18/attachment.gif
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