ETD disparagy

Isaac OLEG SIMANOT oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
Wed, 8 May 2002 11:50:07 +0200


I would be inclined to tune the piano with my ears .

Go on Richard ! that's a good question, and probably where the 1 partial EDT
are in a dead end !

Regards.

Isaac OLEG

> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de Mike and Jane Spalding
> Envoyé : mercredi 8 mai 2002 06:59
> À : pianotech@ptg.org
> Objet : Re: ETD disparagy
>
>
> Ric,
>
> Will your client be playing the piano with or without
> "half-muting" the strings?
>
> Seriously, I would guess that your fingernail on the string (at
> the node?) is altering the pitch of the partial.  I would be
> inclined to tune the piano using the readings taken without
> touching the string.
>
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: PTG <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2002 10:38 AM
> Subject: ETD disparagy
>
>
> > Hey there all you ETD users..
> >
> > I have found a potential problem that I want all your thoughts on. The
> > last week or so I have had my trusty laptop out for some experimention
> > with Tunelab and it seems like there is quite often a difference between
> > reading a notes partial when played normally, and reading that same
> > partial when playing with the fingernail half-muting the string to
> > accent the partial.  Further it seems like the latter is the more
> > accurate of the two.
> >
> > Anyone else ever notice this or have an explanation for this. It seems
> > most prevalaint from about 1500 hz upover. The problem also seems to be
> > lessened a bit when muting off the duplex lengths... tho I still can
> > note different readings when half-muting and not.
> >
> > In all cases so far usual play results in a lower frequency then
> > half-muting the same partial.
> >
> > Thoughts ?
> >
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > Bergen, Norway
> > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
> > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html
> >
> >
> >
>
>



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