<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>List</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>A music teacher in Darwin has just bought a new Ronisch piano. = Approx. 125CM high, made in Leipzig, Germany by ???. Not Ronisch. Has a Renner = action, lovely cabinet but the bass.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I can't say lousy choice of piano, she paid cash to a major store = in Sydney, played the piano several times before deciding, all the right = things but.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I tuned the piano yesterday (raised pitch from 20 cents to 65 = cents flat) and she played it after and said 'C1 doesn't sound right' Checked = it by ear and all is OK, asked her what she thought was wrong to which she = replied that it 'sounded more like a G note' asked her how her pitch = recognition was to which she replied 'pitch perfect' switched on computer and = clicked onto the new TuneLab Pro, played C1 and checked the partials. Partial 3 = = 100 partial 4 = 45..</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Showed this to customer and explained that the fundamental is very = low (absent) in the lower bass but the harmonics are very rich, what she is = hearing is the 3rd harmonic of C which is G.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tuned the note up, she tested, tuned the note down, she tested, put = it back where it was, she tested and said now its OK.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I didn't like the scaling of the bass, the treble was OK but the = bass ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Question.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Why is this C1 note so heavy on the 3rd partial and so low on the = 2nd and 4th. And, how can you increase the 2nd and 4th to make it sound like a = "C" note. ?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Tony Caught ICPTG<BR>Australia<BR><A href="mailto:caute@optusnet.com.au">caute@optusnet.com.au</A></DIV></BO= DY></HTML>