Cy, Not saying that it can not be done. I just wonder with all the differences in notching, if one coupler could ever be made to cover all the varying different situations. 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 9:19 AM Subject: Re: pitchlock followup 1 > OK, good analogy -- but isn't a one-wire gate always easy to stretch tight? > Or better, isn't it easier to adjust one carburetor than two? If you're > starting with three carburetors, why not sync all of them, instead of just > two out of three? You say... > > "Two strings slightly differing very easy to tell that they are not in > tune." > > If you couple two out of three strings, doesn't that leave you with one vs. > the pair? > > Put it this way: if you had four strings in a unison, how many would you > couple? > > Just still scratching my head (as I do so often)... > > --Cy-- > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Joe And Penny Goss" <imatunr@srvinet.com> > To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org> > Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2004 10:47 AM > Subject: Re: pitchlock followup 1 > > > > 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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