Which Partial ?

[Don]

Hi Jon,

Octave type has only general guidelines. It is quite possible for f3 to f4
to be a 6:3 or a 4:2 and sometimes a 2:1 or an 8:4. Thats one of the
difficulties of tuning. If we "force" an octave type on a piano then it may
suffer. It's the same old catch 22. Our ears must make the judgement and
our heads can only provide "suggestions". One of the interesting things
about using "computer" devices is that you can also do in the extreme bass
an 11:5.5 which of course does not exist in the real world (at least with
RCT you can do this)

At 06:58 AM 11/1/02 -0500, you wrote:
>Is there a reference to show which numerical ratio (ie: 4:2) goes with 
>which partial
>and why a certain oct. type couldn't be used in a particular register.
>
>I suppose that I could figure it out if I had the partial sequence in front 
>of me.
>I'm new to this 'tuning-by-numbers'.
>
>Primarily, I'm interested in a double octave and a third for the low bass 
>to give it
>a proportion in my VT. Ron told me the oct. type (10:3, I think)  but I 
>deleted the post.
>
>Jon Page
>
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Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. Tuner for the Center of
the Arts

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