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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV> Thanks for clarifying this! ,,,Happy 4th!</DIV>
<DIV>THANKS</DIV>
<DIV>Julia</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA</DIV>
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<DIV>
<DIV>In a message dated 7/3/2008 11:52:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
nelsong@intune88.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV>Regarding the beat rate of contiguous M3ds - the idea is to use the lower
notes like A2 C#3 so the beat rates are slower and easier to count. Start with
A2-C#3 and count 4 - establish your own beat speed - tap your foot and count 4
beats in whatever time interval that is comfortable for you. Then shift to the
next M2 C#3-F3 and you will be able to count 5 beats within the interval that
you have previously established for 4 beats. This proves the 4:5 ratio. All
contiguous M3ds above that will have the same 4:5 ratio but they get so fast
that counting is impossible but you can still hear their character and
identify weather or not they are spaced correct.</DIV>
<DIV>If you have a tuning sequence that works for you I would stick with it
but it always helps to add to it and the contiguous M3ds are a great way to
help put it all together.</DIV>
<DIV>Gene Nelson</DIV>
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<A title=mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com
href="mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com">KeyKat88@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:09
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning Source Book/Test: hints
#2 & #18</DIV>
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<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> In hint #2 it claims that
you dont want to tune a piano with it muted to single string for the
first time in an exam room. What is so unnerving/bad about that, aside
from just not being used to it? </DIV>
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<DIV> In hint #18 it says that you
should learn to hear 4:5 ratios on contiguous M3's by counting 1 2 3 4 and
compare to 1 2 3 4 5. How does one go about hearing beat rates while
doing/counting this? Is the Source Book implying that the contiguous M3
from A2 to C#3 is 4BPS and the next M3 from C#3 to F3 is 5BPS? If
the <EM>beat</EM> rate in higher pairs of M3's are more than 4 or 5 BPS, say
6 or more than do you have to do the math to arrive what the contiguous M3
above it should beat like?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> Also, has a tuner ever passed this exam <EM>without</EM> the
skill of knowing how to handle/count the 4:5 ratio? Not that I am not
willing to learn it but, that will take time and I have concentrated since
inception of tuning on 5ths, 4ths, 3rds, 6ths, octaves and other
tests.</DIV>
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<DIV>thanks in advance,</DIV>
<DIV>Julia</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA</DIV><BR><BR><BR></DIV></FONT><BR><BR><BR>
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