Muting high treble

[David M. Porritt]

Don:

I have no research data as you do, but my instinct has always been
that not strip muting is better.  In addition, there's the time spent
putting in the strips and double checking intervals (as you set the
middle string, then as you finish the unison.)  I used to use 1 strip
for the temperament area (F3 - A4) when I was strictly an aural
tuner, now I tune unisons as I go tuning from F3 - C8, then E3 - A0,
checking intervals only after the unison is finished.

dave

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On 3/24/02 at 7:15 AM Don wrote:

>Hi Issac,
>
>I had the opportunity once to directly compare "strip muting" with
"unisons
>as you go" pitch correction. The Unisons as you go gave a much more
stable
>result three months later. Unfortunately although I did some before
and
>after measurements on both pianos (identical UST-6 instruments, in
the same
>building, that were identical ages, nearly identically flat, both
brand
>new, and both equipped with humidity control systems) I did not
write them
>down. Both instruments were "in tune" and there was not much to
choose
>between the two methods. However, three months later, the mid treble
on the
>strip muted piano was far less stable. (on the order of 20 cents
>difference, worst note comparision to unisons as you go).
>
>I have never had a chance to do this again, but it did convince me
to
>change from my strip muting ways to unisons as you go. Perhaps one
of you
>university types could have a go?
>
>At 09:15 AM 3/24/02 +0100, you wrote:
>>
>>I usually tune unisons as I go, but for PR where I use the strip
method,
>so
>>the pass is the fastest, 
>
>Regards,
>Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.
>
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David M. Porritt
dporritt@mail.smu.edu
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
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