Bluthner grand

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>Tunethepno@AOL.COM wrote:
>> 
>> I just looked at a Bluthner "Aliqout-grand." (I'm not sure I got the spelling
>> correct on the brand or model, a little distracted by snow this morning.) 
>>I assume that the extra string riding above most of
>> the treble is kind of like a more proactive version of a duplex scale. How
>> does one go about tuning these? Just tune it to the unison it is mated with or
>> is there some more arcane usage? Any light would be appreciated.
>
>> South Bend
>
>
>Today my teacher told me that the string in lower section is supposed to
>be tuned one oktav up. And in the higher section the same pitch. You can
>see the difference in the thicknes of the string when to change. 
>Like a twelve string guitar.
>I hope I´m right
>
>Ola Andersson
>Bergen, Norway
>

Your teacher is right Ola, and the Blüthners are a pain in the neck as far
as tuning goes: too many strings and too many false beats.


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