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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial =
id="role_document"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Actually, 4:1 =
octaves in
the treble would be wider than 2:1 octaves and since you mention that =
the
octaves were too wide, that wouldn’t help.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The problem with spinets is =
usually that
the temperament octave needs to be narrower, closer to a 2:1 than a 4:2 =
in
order to get contiguous thirds from A2 – A4 that work.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The upper bass will usually =
sound better
as a 4:2 with the lower not wider than a 6:3.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>The treble going up will be =
best with
something compromising a 4:2 and a 2:1 with a slightly stretched 2:1 at =
the
top.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span =
style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I think you can get a decent tuning =
on
these pianos if you concentrate on getting the A2-A4 double octave =
temperament
right.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> =
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p><font size=2 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:10.0pt;
color:navy;mso-no-proof:yes'>David Love<br>
davidlovepianos@comcast.net </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 =
face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original =
Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> =
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org
[mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <b><span =
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>Piannaman@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Saturday, February =
05, 2005
7:34 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> pianotech@ptg.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: Not what I =
signed up
for</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>In
a message dated 2/5/05 6:25:48 AM Pacific Standard Time, =
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
writes:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Just out of
curiosity and as an avid TuneLab Pocket user, what kind of stretch were =
you
using for that Accrosonic tuning? </span></font><font =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-family:Verdana;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>6:3
octaves in the bass and 2:1 in the treble...oops, 4:1 in the treble =
would been
the better option. I thought I had my default settings set
correctly....:-( I was a bit rattled by his manner, and didn't pay =
as
much attention to what I was doing as I should have. I don't often =
use
Tunelab to tune the whole piano. It's usually just to get pitch or
occasionally to help me set the =
temperament.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'> <o:p></o=
:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Maybe
I should go back and retune it...only if the guy doesn't stand over my
shoulder, though....(-:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face=Verdana><span =
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=3 =
color=black
face=Verdana><span =
style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Everyone,
thanks for the input and comiseration.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Verdana;color:black'>Humbly,<o:p></=
o:p></span></font></p>
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S. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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