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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=dnvwest@inwave.com href="mailto:dnvwest@inwave.com">David =
West</A>
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<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> Tuesday, May 27, 2003 =
7:51 PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Octave partials</DIV>
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<DIV>Hi List,<BR>I am currently a student of the trade, and enjoy =
reading the
information<BR>and debates posted on this forum!!<BR>I have a question =
regarding Octave Partials, and will try to keep this<BR>short<BR>I =
know that
in a 4:2 octave, you tune the 4th partial of the lower note<BR>to the =
2nd
partial of the upper note as well as with a 6:3 octave, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>No, in the 6:3 octave, you're tuning the 6th partial of the lower =
note to
be beatless with the 3rd partial of the upper note, which makes a =
wider octave
than the 4:2. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>and so on. So my question is, for example when tuning an F =
octave
what is<BR>the distinction between 4:2, and say a 6:3 octave =
tuning?</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>It doesn't matter if it's an "F octave" or any other octave; the =
6:3 will
be wider than the 4:2.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><BR>I have searched the archives, and reviewed my potter course =
manual,
and<BR>still a little confused! I plan on purchasing RCT in the =
next
couple of<BR>days, </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I would listen by ear (instead of looking by =
eye) for
the partials in the different kinds of octaves first, and learn the =
various
checks (single octave, double octave, 3rd vs. 10th, 3rd vs. 17th, 10th =
vs.
17th, octave plus a fifth, minor 3rd vs. Major 6th, etc.) before =
jumping to
that enticing and fun visual display that might become a
crutch. Pianos have to sound good to the ear regardless of what =
some
electronic display shows. Don't get me wrong -- I use =
an electronic
device myself now, but I also tuned by ear for 20 =
years.
</DIV>
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=
--David Nereson, RPT, =
Denver</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>for my dell axim to assist in the progress of my aural =
tuning.<BR>Sorry
to post such a basic question, and hope no one gets
to<BR>perturbed!!!<BR><BR>Thanks in advance!!<BR>David West<BR>Roscoe =
,
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