I have two clients, both bachelors ??, that complain about the purity of the fresh tuning, saying they like it better after they've pounded on it for a week or two. Because of my muting techniques, it is no problem setting the last tuned string of each unison a tad off on the last pass. They seem much happier when it's done. Each to his own. Roger C. Hayden, RPT On Thu, 05 Oct 2000 10:23:27 +0000 Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is> writes: > Hi, > > Actually Jim, no matter what you do, there will always be a > quasi-hemi-demi-semi-quaver. > Yes this IS a word, but I guess you know that Mr. Super String. ;) > > I would not TRY to make it like that since clean unisons are what > "normal" > people very often use to determine a tuner´s competence. > But to each his/her own. If this customer would like a bar-room > Bösendorfer then you can offer to de-tune every other string. > > The two things you have to do are: > > 1. Charge a full tuning for the moral efforts you have to put into > work > like that. > 2. Threaten them, that if they tell ANYBODY who did that tuning, you > will > tune every unison super clean thereafter. :) > > > Bye, > > Kristinn > > P.S. Does anyone know who manufactures the Super Strings? :) > > > > At 20:25 4.10.2000 -0400, you wrote: > >In a message dated 10/04/2000 6:01:50 PM, Linda wrote: > > > ><<"I had a fun complaint on a tuning today, that it was too > clean.">> > > > >Linda; > >Notes can't be "too clean". > >But "clean" notes can be very lifeless. > >A unison which is very very slightly off, perhaps on just one > string, will > >have more presence and sustain than one which is 'dead on'. Played > one note > >at a time this should be no problem but if the combinations of > notes, as in a > >chord, are all 'dead on' than the overall perception of the chord > will > >likewise be more Lifeless than a chord where all the notes were not > 'dead on' > >but just a tiny-tiny bit out. > > > > 'WE' need to remember that what we listen to as tuners does not > needfully > >relate > >to what musicians hear when they play. Perceptions differ widely and > >preferences are formed based on exposure. Witness the revival of > HTs, semi > >Hts, and pseudo HTs as well as the altering of ET, on a selective > basis, > >which are all becoming more 'normal' than just a few years ago. > > > > Is this "too clean" a problem? not usually...unless you run into > someone > > who > >objects to the "too clean" sound. This is similar to the problem of > a > >customer who has not had their piano tuned in a looooong time and > then when > >it is tuned complains that "it just doesn't sound right". :-( > > > > Your customer is right, but so are you and you are to be > congratulated for > >getting a piano tuned so well that the complaint is > >of the "cleaness" (sic) of the tuning! :-) Put a litttttle > hemi-semi quaver > >in some of the notes in question, satisfy your customer, yourself > and > >remember that this technique, used judiciously, can be used to add > presence > >to some future "dead" notes......... > >Jim Bryant (FL) > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
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