Hi there Alan "Alan R. Barnard" wrote: > > I dunno. I usually tune 4:2 octaves on all plain wires and 6:3 octaves > starting with the first wound string I find, whether its below the break, in > the tenor, or even--bless "Dolly" and all her kin--within my f33-f45 > temperament. > Well actually I suppose this will work ok enough for most anyone when it comes down to it. You probably wont get too many complaints and those you do get will most often be hard to put a finger on me thinks. But dont you think the ablitity to choose differing stretch amounts could be a neat thing assuming it gives you some degree of influence over how well a piano sounds in differing situations,, or for that matter how well it sounds to differing ears ? > Should I be this rigid or would others who've been "out there" so much > longer please suggest guidelines they use. I would suggest you learn as much about how this puzzle of intereacting partials behaves as you can, experiment with things you find out as you go along and try to fit new knowledge into the perspective of the music being played. Learn a bit about music theory for that matter. What "we" do and what "they" do are much closer related then perhaps many of us consider on a daily basis. I realize that many of us are so busy with our lives that its difficult to take time to research yet another facet of our work, but I can say that the farther down this particular road you go, the more fascinating and interesting the art of tuning becomes, and the better you are equipped to deal with varrying conditions and troublesome "ears" for that matter. Besides... its just plain fun ! A good place to start is Rick Baldersins book "On Pitch". Cheers ! RicB
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