<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=windows-1252"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1126" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Reblitz is a great starting place to learn about = pianos and piano repairs. It is not a complete course in itself, by any stretch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The tuning THEORY chapter has some good stuff = but is better understood after some other reading and experience.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>The tuning PRACTICE chapter is not an adequate = guide to self-taught tuning and may discourage more than encourage, IMHO. And = yes, you really need to know what 2:1, 4:2, 6:3, ... is all about.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I put up a long article about string physics, = beats, and beat ratios some time back. You can search under "ghost tuning" or = "ghost tones." Using ghost tones you will really find, hear, and better understand the partials that cause the beating you work with to create intervals with accurate widths.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>I'll let others recommend specific books to you. = Many of us learned with the Randy Potter Course, so I don't know which other = books to recommend. If you read Braid-White or any of the older books you should = also read more modern materials that teach you to use 3rds, 6ths, 10ths, = etc.--the faster-beating intervals--as well as techniques and practices that have been developed in MODERN history.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Also, ahem, join PTG if you have not and borrow = the PTG materials used to prep for the tuning exam (and the repair materials, too.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Dem R my ideas.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=keys88@hotmail.com = href="mailto:keys88@hotmail.com">keys88</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> Tuesday, February 04, = 2003 6:03 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Tuning Theory = Question</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello List,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I have a question about the = theory/application of tuning.  I have mostly been studying the Reblitz book and am = trying to figure out what reference to certain tuning terms I have seen on the board.  For instance the recent post about the PTG tuning exam, = it talks about 2:1 octaves.  Can someone please give me an idea what terms = like 2:1, or so reference?  Id it is a complex subject, I will = understand and would be grateful for a better reference book.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Thank you.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial = size=2>Tom</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>