As my aural tuning improved back in the Day, I noticed that I was often concentrating, in the low bass, on the fifth-tenth partial -- not to eliminate that beat but to make it gradually slower as I descended. Now that we use ETDs to do our listening, the danger is that we forget. Each piano has its own deep bass flavor -- some of the upper partials are stronger, but it varies by piano. It's extremely valuable to pay attention to what your ears are telling you! -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of J Patrick Draine Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 3:40 PM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: tuning lower notes On Oct 11, 2004, at 7:19 PM, Richard Brekne wrote: > Get and read Rick Baldersins "On Pitch". As well as the PACE series on tuning by Michael Travis. The most recent issue of the Piano Technicians Journal has a good article on bass tuning as well (pp. 24-25). I don't know whether you're a member or not -- if you aren't, at the very least you should subscribe to the Journal. It's a fantastic bargain, and a very valuable resource for any practicing technician. That said -- yeah, sometimes there's a lot of "garbage" beating which we have ignore, after we pay due attention to proper octave tests (6:3, 8:4, whatever), especially in spinets of less stellar brands (American-Aeolian stencil pianos, etc.). Best wishes, Patrick Draine _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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