Conservative Octaves? (long)

[Jim]

Hi to All:

Our present PTG tuning test requires pure single octaves only in the
top octave.

Jim Coleman, Sr.


On Mon, 21 Oct 1996, Avery Todd wrote:

> Dean, Steve & others,
>
> >CONCLUSION
> >The master tuners need to agree on the method of checks before they go in
> >and evaluate the piano which they master tune.  I would be of opinion
> >that this information should then be provided the candidate for the test
> >when it is given.
> >
> >With this bit of two cents I close,
> >Steve from Florida
>
>    I was under the impression that the candidates are told to tune beatless
> octaves on the test, no matter how they tune normally. Is this correct? If
> so, why would the master tuning have any stretch added?
>
> Avery
>
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