How We Hear

[Don]

Hi Jenneetah,

No, it does not imply the 7th partial is beating.  

At 03:54 PM 24/10/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>At 4:54 PM -0400 10/23/04, Don wrote:
>>I've never bothered to measure the 1st partial after an attempt to set the
>>unison at the 7th partial using an etd. The aural results are what matter,
>>and those, to my ear, were unacceptable.
>
>Which would tend to imply that when a unison on such note *is* 
>satisfactory to you, the 7th may still be beating. For me, such a 
>disagreement is the exception rather than the rule. But maybe you and 
>I need to meet at a piano somewhere to check this out. (at 8AM....)

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
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