Tuning Notes

David Andersen bigda@gte.net
Tue, 19 Oct 2004 23:21:33 -0700


> David,
> 
> Have you ever gotten into trouble in the singles on a B, doing a 10:5
> octave instead of a 6:3? I have. (10:5's worked fine for several
> weeks into the summer season at one venue until the Ravel Piano Trio
> hit, and then the 2:1's were too active in the slow movement's slow
> deep-bass octaves.)

Please tell me, my delightfully-named internet friend, what in the HELL a
10:5 octave is. Your math and science skills are obviously light years
beyond mine; I am but a humble analog and right-brain listener and tuner.

Thank ya very much.


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