Hi Cy, Picture a barbed wire fence gate. It is easy to get a two wire gate to stretch evenly enough to work. A three wire gate will always seem to have one wire that is looser than the other two, and four wire, two loose ones etc. There is the theory of three, that while only a theory, helps me think about the issues involved in tuning, "Listening to one string, one can not tell if it is in tune without another reference source such as a pitch pipe or tuning fork. Two strings slightly differing very easy to tell that they are not in tune. When listening to three strings slightly out of tune, the three ring in sympathetic vibration with each other to mask the out of tuneness." Or something like that <G> In directing bands It is always easier to work with one to a part, three or more, but never easy with two. Working three strings with false beats is always easier in the end to get an acceptable sound than two strings. Joe Goss imatunr@srvinet.com www.mothergoosetools.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cy Shuster" <741662027@theshusters.org> To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 6:35 AM Subject: Re: pitchlock followup 1 > If you want to keep three strings in unison, why does the Pitchlock only > couple two of the three together? > > --Cy Shuster-- > Bluefield, WV > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC