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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Ditto. This is one of about 67 areas I =
desperately need to
gain fundamental understandings of.....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Can anyone recommend a course of =
attack?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV>
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2004 10:59
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Wondering about the =
effects of
scaling on tunability</DIV>
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PTSIZE="10">Hi list,
<BR><BR>As I dip into the vast well of knowledge about pianos that is
available on this list and elsewhere, I am gradually learning how much =
of the
theories apply to real life situations. <BR><BR>I've recently been =
noticing in
many pianos how difficult it can be to match up the octaves for the =
last
bicords before they change to monocords. And how pianos, =
particularly
short ones, that have wire all the way down to the tenor/bass break =
can sound
really thumpy or whiny in that area. <BR><BR>For instance, I've =
tuned
many 10-20 year old Yamaha G-2s. On the surface, nothing wrong =
with
them, and most of them are in good shape. But I've always found =
them
difficult to tune(unlike the U-1 and U-3s, which are probably the =
easiest
pianos on the planet to tune), and I'm beginning to wonder about the =
scaling
on them. Is this a reason they were discontinued? <BR><BR>I am
interested in learning a bit more about scaling. Not that I plan =
to
build the next great piano, but I'd certainly like to gain some wisdom =
in this
area. If anybody has any recommendations for books or websites =
regarding
scaling that are not overly math-driven, I'd appreciate it.
<BR><BR>Thanks for all your info, past and future, <BR><BR>Dave =
Stahl</FONT>
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