Don, I didn't mention it in my TP post, but on a lot of pins I would even get different measurements at different points along the length. I tended to let the "majority" rule. Avery >Try this simple experiment at a chapter meeting. Take a tuning pin or some >other measurable item. Have 5 people measure it five times, with the *same* >tools (a digital readout vernier calipers for example). I think you will be >amazed at the difference from one set of measurements to the next. > >I find if I want a really *critical* measurement made that a protocol of >measuring the item eight to ten times is helpful. I toss out the *high* >reading and toss out the *low* reading and average the rest. > >Regards, >Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. ___________________________ Avery Todd, RPT Moores School of Music University of Houston Houston, TX 77204-4893 713-743-3226 atodd@uh.edu http://www.music.uh.edu/
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