[pianotech] Re: Tuning the Duplex (was ...Capo)

Richard Moody remoody@midstatesd.net
Tue, 10 Sep 2002 01:45:47 -0500


> After all pianos were tuned the curtain was closed and they
mixed up
> the pianos so the audience of about three hundred could not tell
who tuned
> which instrument.
>
> After the tuning, the two technicians were asked to play a piece
of music on
> two of the instruments. We were asked to rate the tone and tune
in a number
> of categories such as unisons, octaves, fifths , temperament,
general tone
> ....as far as I can remember.

In addition,
I wonder how the scores would have been if the octaves, 5ths 4ths
3rds at were played chromatically as they are when the tuner
listens for quality of tuning for fine and concert tuning?  It was
an audience of tuners, right? I can't imagine a concert tuning not
being tested for double octaves and 12ths also.   And then finally
the unisons chromatically up.
    How many have heard or listened to a piano being played right
before we are to tune it and it sounds great... only to find out
upon tuning how many intervals are actually out?
    Also was there a choice that allowed, "Can't really tell" ?

---ric



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