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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>The way I interpret the guidelines is =
this:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>All the middle strings of all the =
trichords are
to be tuned in ET based on A-440; all the left strings to be tuned in ET =
based
on A-434; and all the right-hand strings to be tuned in ET based on =
A-446. This
produces the +6,-6 beats at A4.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana size=2>So, following Jon's suggestion, we =
would strip
mute all the three-string unisons and tune all the center strings as =
usual. Then
we would set the ETD to A-434 (how to do this varies with device) and =
tune all
the left-hand strings, and finally set the ETD to A-446 and tune all the =
right-hand strings.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca =
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">John
Ross</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">Pianotech</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 17, 2004 3:12 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Ragtime/Honky Tonk =
tuning,
was out of tune</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jon,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Do you mean +/- 6 =
cents?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>You couldn't go +/- 6 Hz, up and down. =
Or are
you just meaning C3 and up?</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><FONT face=Arial>Best,</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
<DIV>John M. Ross<BR>Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada<BR><A
=
href="mailto:jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca">jrpiano@win.eastlink.ca</A></DIV>=
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jonpage@comcast.net =
href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net">Jon Page</A>
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=pianotech@ptg.org
href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, May 17, 2004 =
6:45
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Ragtime/Honky Tonk =
tuning, was
out of tune</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>><BR><PRE>You tune to normal equal temperament, =
but when you tune the unisons
you
>raise the right string by 6 Hz (beats) and lower the left string by =
6
Hz.
>This is starting at A440.... A220 the right string should be 3 beats
up
>and the left string 3 beats down... by A880 the right string will be
tuned
>12 beats sharp and the left string 12 beats flat, and so on.
This should be fairly easy with an ETD. Tune all middle strings at
pitch.
Then set the ETD to +6 Hz and tune all right strings, set to -6 Hz and
tune all left strings, or vise versa.
Or so it seems to me.
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Regards,
Jon Page, piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
<A href="mailto:jonpage@comcast.net" =
eudora="autourl">mailto:jonpage@comcast.net
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