In a message dated 96-10-27 19:13:35 EST, Bill Maxim, RPT writes: >experimented with it and after tuning a unison, single strings >consistently showed a few hundredths of a cent sharper than did the >unison with the mutes pulled out. The mutes are playing a role in this experiment, aren't they? If you use any type mute to dampen off a string, the mute diverts the dampened string ever so slightly, in effect adding tension. The diverting of the string is a real phenomena. The mutes add tension to the two muted strings and removing them slightly affects the pitch of the unmuted string. When you remove the two mutes, i.e. remove the tension, that tension doesn't disappear, it becomes shared with it's neighbor. Two strings go slightly flat and one string goes slightly sharper. When talking 2/100 of a cent, this is not an unrealistic contribution from the mute. This appears to me to be strictly a mechanical phenomena. David Sanderson Littleton, MA Pianobiz@aol.com
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