Yes, I often tune an 8:4 octave and use those tests. But since Daniel is preparing for the RPT test, and only mentioned the 6:3, I didn't see the need to bring it up. :-)<br><br>Personally, I like the 8:4 octave more than the 6:3 in most grands. I prefer the slightly growling, rumbly sound to the tighter, cleaner 6:3. FWIW.
<br><br>JF<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:11:40, <b class="gmail_sendername">Don</b> <<a href="mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca">pianotuna@accesscomm.ca</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi John,<br><br>You can hear 8:4 in the temperament octave if you choose to listen for it.<br>Try ghosting it and see :)<br><br>At 04:57 PM 3/19/2007 -0500, you wrote:<br>>When m3=M6, you have a just 6:3 octave. So, yes, they should beat the same
<br>>for that octave type.<br>><br>>Now, I&#39;d have to check my On Pitch book b/c I don&#39;t recall<br>>offhand...but I think the lower you go, you also start hearing some of the<br>>partials above the 6:3. Therefore, it gets kind of hard to hear in the
<br>>lower bass. I generally hear all kinds of junk noise on these low octaves,<br>>and have to listen carefully to filter it out. However, you can also use a<br>>different test to check the 6:3.<br>><br>>OK, just looked in the book, and another 6:3 test is the P12-P5. When they
<br>>beat the same, it is a just 6:3 octave.<br>Regards,<br>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.<br>Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat<br><br>mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotuna@yahoo.com">pianotuna@yahoo.com
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