John, that's a very interesting question. I have notice when playing a single wire in the treble area, adjusting it slightly will sometimes clean up false beats. I would also like some insight on this. Al Guecia -------------------------------------------------- From: "John Dorr" <a440 at bresnan.net> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2008 9:55 PM To: <pianotech at ptg.org> Subject: [pianotech] treble tuning muse II > Hello list, > > Thanks for the feedback on my previous musing about treble tuning re: not > "tuning the life out of the unisons" and how a wee little bit of variation > might add depth and sustain. > > I warned you that I had a FEW thoughts about the matter that I wanted to > bounce around. > > Next topic: (and I'm really ASKING here, out of curiosity) Do you feel > the amount of stretch used in the high treble be compromised on individual > notes based on appearance/disappearance of false beats and/or quality or > tone? > > I ask because sometimes it seems there's a "sweet spot" where the tone > just sings, even though it may be a little sharp or a little flat of the > "correct" place for that note. Or sometimes a false beating note will > clean up when moved slightly from the "correct" spot. > > Well, I've been putting those notes where I think the sing the clearest, > so long as they're not terribly out of place. Anybody else do this? Have > thoughts on this? > > Looking for enlightenment, > > John Dorr > Helena, MT > > > > >
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