Hello all,
> But then I am a recovering aural tuner and don't know what I know about ETDs
>:-)
>Jim Bryant (FL)
Sorry to hear that Jim...
Question:
How well do the various ETDs handle Non-Piano-Instruments (NPIs).
Case in point: Just tuned down a neglected harpsichord which was anywhere
between $1.25 and two bucks(+) sharp. I did a real quick once over starting
with temperament octave at 440Hz. After doing 8x8x4, A440 had rebounded 40¢
sharp.
Those of you who have ETD's and deal with cembali, etc. - Do these various
machines have the ability to calculate overshoot/undershoot for such a pitch
change and/or for NPIs?
BTW, humidity in the building went from 67% Tuesday to 35% today. (1st frost
this morning, so heat is cranking) I'll let the humidity pull the pitch down
the rest of the way and then retune next week.
TroglodyteConrad
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