Hi, This tuning with perfect 5ths is interesting to me. Did I read it right? I'd like to know more about it. Where do you start and what is the procedure? Is there written material on this? I'm a music teacher who tunes some. I'm slow because I don't tune a lot but tune quite well I think and am anxious to learn as much as I can. Any help would be appreciated. Loren Frost > From: Howard S. Rosen <hsrosen@emi.net> > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > Subject: Tuning > Date: Monday, September 22, 1997 2:39 PM > > Dear List, > > Let's talk about a new topic...TUNING (unusual for this list) > > I am exhilarated by my recent tunings of equal temperament with perfect > 5ths (a la Jim Colemen Sr. in recent PTJ article). Up until now my musical > ear for the past 25 years struggled against my tuner's ear for a satisfying > 5th and 6th octave. With this new tuning procedure I am able to stretch > evenly and to the right amount for a greater sounding treble. By stretching > right from the temperament, using a PERFECT 5th as a guide, the resulting > octaves are wider than what we are used to. (4ths are also slightly faster) > However, I'll accept it in return for a much more musical 5th and 6th > octave. I really love to hear clean triple octaves now and the treble can > be very satisfying when listening melodically. > > Tuning a new temperament is always difficult and time consuming until you > get used to it. I suggest that you spend 4 or 5 minutes at each job. When > you get stuck, return to your old method and move on. After a few days you > will be getting used to the new procedure. > > TRY IT........YOU'LL LIKE IT
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