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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>They are still 100 cents =
apart</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>James Grebe<BR>Piano-Forte Tuning & Repair<BR>Creator of =
Handsome
Hardwood Caster Cups<BR>(314) 608-4137<BR><A
href="http://www.JamesGrebe.com">WWW.JamesGrebe.com</A><BR>1526 =
Raspberry
Lane<BR>Arnold, MO 63010<BR>BECOME WHAT YOU BELIEVE!<BR><A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Piannaman@aol.com
href="mailto:Piannaman@aol.com">Piannaman@aol.com</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> Thursday, December 16, =
2004 7:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Help with "bad"
tuning...need help</DIV>
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF"
PTSIZE="12" BACK="#ffffff">In a message dated 12/16/04 4:06:28 AM =
Pacific
Standard Time, <A
href="mailto:pianoman@accessus.net">pianoman@accessus.net</A> =
writes:
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solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"
TYPE="CITE"><BR>I think part of the problem is that we are calling =
these
half steps. The <BR>distance between E and F is no larger than =
between
F and F#. It is still <BR>100 cents. Why do we insist on =
calling
those things whole steps anyway.? <BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT =
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FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="12" BACK="#ffffff"><BR>James, =
<BR><BR>These are
half-steps(not whole steps), aka half-tones, semi-tones or minor =
seconds, and
there are 100 equal divisions between them. Each one of these =
miniscule
portions is called a cent. <BR><BR>Dave Stahl</FONT>
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