Tuning exam unisons, was: Odd partial

[Jim]

Dear Gina:

May I answer your question below?  I was very instrumental in the early
stages of the Exam procedure.  One of our main goals was to make the
exam more objective instead of subjective.  We put in the
requirement of measuring at least 3 unisons so that it would be impossible
for an examiner to do a favor to an examinee and say:  "They sound
good to me, therefore you get 100%.  It also helps us build data history
in case we decide to change the tolerances.

Since the examinee is to tune the unisons by ear, he should be able
to make them sound good first.  If he doesn't, they will be measured.  If
he does, they won't need to be measured.  If all of them sound good, the
3 chosen to be measured will pass, guaranteed, at least at our present
tolerance levels.

Jim Coleman, Sr.



On Sun, 3 Nov 1996 EugeniaCar@aol.com wrote:

> List,
> Tho not a CTE myself (don't wanna be, don't plan to be) I have participated
> in many, many tuning exams. Will one of you CTEs please give me an
> explanation as to the following. This has happened several times during exams
> I've participated in:
>
> On the unisions part of the exam, we examiners first listen. If each and
> every note sounds clean and clear why is it necessary to go back and double
> check at least 3 of them with the Accutuner? The last time this happened I
> asked the CTE why and he said it was a requirement of the exam.
>
> Gina Carter
>