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<DIV><FONT size=2>First, I saw a recommendation from Ed Foote =
concerning the
Valotti Temperament. The RCT has a conversion to a temperament =
called
Valotti-Young. I have tuned this one before for a demonstration =
sponsored
by the St. Louis Chapter last winter. Are these temperaments one =
and the
same? I have seen or heard them referred to separately and also
hyphenated. Can anyone explain for me? (BTW, I saw Ed's =
class in KC,
and thought it brilliant!)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Secondly, I learned many years ago that we =
hear no
fundamental in the lowest notes of pianos. But I was under the =
impression
that perhaps there would be fundamental heard in the lowest notes of =
concert
grands. I had a few minutes after the last tuning of a Steinway D =
that I
prepared for a concert, and used the RCT Pianalyzer to measure the =
harmonics of
the lowest octave. I found that no fundamental was recorded until
A1. This means that even on that piano there is no fundamental =
pitch heard
on the entire first octave of the piano. Have any of you done any
extensive research on this? Is this true of most concert grands, =
or only
on the one I happened to try this on?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2>Ray T. Bentley, RPT</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>Alton, IL</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>