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<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face="MS Sans =
Serif">Greetings
Barbara</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">There =
is the
reality that the C5 fork sounds louder and is easier to hear than =
the A4
fork for some reason, but that may be due to my brand of forks. =
But since
musicians tune from A440 the piano tuner might like to have an A440 =
fork in
case the musicians ask for an a440 source. =
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face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">The =
debate
whether to tune the piano from a C fork or A fork might =
should be up
to the piano tuner, who knowing the musicians tune from an A has better =
reasons
to tune from C . The bottom line is the musicians approve, =
or rather
don't object.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I =
would like to
form a support group for tuners who never get "respect" from the
musicians. Or a support group that gets support from tuners =
who
musicians rave about. as if !</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face="MS Sans =
Serif">---ric
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT
face="MS Sans Serif"></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=840573206-24082004><FONT face=Arial>
<P>"All truths are easy to understand once they are </P>
<P>discovered; the point is to discover them."</P>
<P>Galileo Galilei (1564-1642); Italian astronomer and
physicist.</P></FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original =
Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On =
Behalf Of
</B>Barbara Richmond<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 23, 2004 12:11
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Pianotech<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: Hearing
beats<BR><BR></DIV></FONT>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi Ric,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I never was taught to count beats =
either by my
teacher in 1981. It was more, fast or slow or "the quality =
or
characteristic" of the intervals. To top it off, I learned the =
F-F
temperament setting 4ths & 5ths and using 3rds, 6ths etc. as =
my
tests. Gosh, should I include that I use a C fork? (Had my =
"A"
there with me for the test.) I have a little joke going =
with a
well-respected tech about forming a C-Forks Anonymous group.
:-) </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hi, my name is =
Barbara.........</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=remoody@midstatesd.net =
href="mailto:remoody@midstatesd.net">Richard
Moody</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> Sunday, August 22, 2004 =
11:06
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: Hearing =
beats</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=770593706-22082004><FONT face="MS Sans Serif">I =
trained
from aural tuners in the early 70's. I was told, =
"this
third is too fast" or "this third is too slow" and this would be =
pointed out
in playing a succession of 3rds either contiguous, but mostly =
chromatic
within the temperament octave. The first test of =
temperament
was how evenly the 3rds progressed chromatically. =
Then
they went after the
5ths. </FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></H=
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