> Watch Virgil tune. (Reno convention). . I didn't know > enough to really understand Dr. Sanderson's explanation of his tuning. > any one else take that class? > Keith R I was in Virgil's class in Reno. I didn't stay for Dr. Sanderson's class that followed. If you are asking about Virgil's class, in that one he demonstrated stretching octaves as proved by the 3rd-10th test. or the 3rd-- 10th --17th test. It was much quicker to hear the 10th or the 17 than listen for the slightly faster octave. He used 4ths to check 5ths. He tuned by 5ths and 3rds. I will have to check my notes but I remember he tuned A4--A3 first, then A4--D4, then F3--D4 6th. Then he compared F3-A3 and made adjustments. I can dig up my notes if you are interested in more. He tunes with no temperament strip. He tunes one string to the note already tuned and tunes the second string. Then he tests. If he makes corrections he raises or lowers the string the amount according to the test and tunes the second string. Then he listens and if OK tunes the 3rd string to the unison. A video of this would be invaluable to those learning or to those learned comparing notes. A few issues ago the Guild was saying they need more money. They could get a bit more out of me for videos of SOME of the classes at the convention. Unless Virgil objects to being video taped, this is an invaluable tuning demonstration, and I would gladly buy it. ---ric ----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Roberts <kpiano@goldrush.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Monday, August 12, 2002 8:39 PM Subject: Re: Stretch Vs.Temperament, (was Beat Rates) > Watch Virgil tune. (Reno convention). He says the fourths all beat the > same. Also he tuned 4 octaves beatless. The piano sings. I didn't know > enough to really understand Dr. Sanderson's explanation of his tuning. Did > any one else take that class? > Keith R >
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