David Andersen wrote: >>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. > > Actually... its a good question and suprisingly enough you will find more then one answer if you ask around enough. Usually tho it simply means the 10th and 5th partials are alligned such as they are pure. Simple enough. Cheers RicB
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