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<DIV><FONT size=2>A4 is wound? I assume you mean A3 is =
wound. Using
a Verituner, as of late, this is not a problem. When I tuned =
aurally, I
would tune first the double octave, A2, A3, A4 so that I like how they
sounded. Then I would fill in with a series of contiguous thirds =
at 4:5
ratio until a got a nice progression through the two octaves. Then =
I would
fill in the rest. It works fairly well and the narrower double =
octave that
the scale on these types of pianos dictates makes the progression =
through the
transition smoother. I admit that recently on such pianos I am =
inclined to
use a well temperament. A fairly mild one such as Wendell light, =
Coleman
11 or the Moore. It seems to help these types of pianos. =
Then, of
course, the ET system I suggested above is out the window. The =
Verituner
makes all of this very easy no matter which way you decide to =
go.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2>David Love</FONT></DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tune4u@earthlink.net
href="mailto:tune4u@earthlink.net">tune4u@earthlink.net</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> January 18, 2003 4:17 =
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Temperaments & =
Wound
Strings</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Here's a general interest =
question.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>If you use an F-F temperament (probably most =
of us) as
opposed to, say, the A-A small European, you run into many pianos with =
wound
strings in your temperament.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I just tune them as if they were not, going =
for the same
mid-piano 5ths and even-progressing 3rds, etc., as usual.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>But then I tune this Winter & Co. spinet
excuse-the-expression piano where five of the temperament notes are =
wound
bichords and <EM>three</EM> of them are on the <EM>bass
bridge.</EM></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>I think I make a good temperament on this =
piano but just
got to wondering how you much-experienced folks, both aural and ETD, =
handle
this situation. Comments please.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial>P.S. Would it make sense to learn and practice =
an A-A
temperament just for such pianos? (Although in this case even A4 is a =
wound
string!)</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>