There are 6 tests for a perfect 12th. (see Jorgensen, Big Red, page 756) Let's assume we are tuning F3 to C5. 1. The fifth-octave test. Mistune C4 so that there is a countable beat between F3 and C4. F3-C4 = C4-C5. 2. The fourth-doubleoctave test. Mistune C3 so that there is a countable beat between C3 and F3. C3-C5 = C3-F3. 3. The sixth-seventeenth test. Ab2-F3 = Ab2-C5. This is the one Brekne described. 4. The octave-nineteenth test. Mistune F2 so that F2-F3 has a countable beat. F2-F3 = F2-C5. 5. D2-F3 = D2-C5. 6. Mistune C2 so that C2-C5 has a countable beat. C2-C5 = C2-F3. -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of David Ilvedson Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 8:00 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: Octave Tuning What is the test for a perfect 12th? David I. ----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: Richard Brekne <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> Received: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:25:51 +0100 Subject: Re: Octave Tuning >BobDavis88@aol.com wrote: >> In a message dated 9/22/2004 8:13:28 PM Pacific Standard Time, >> pianotuna@accesscomm.ca writes: >> >> the Accutuner site offers information on octave types here: >> >> http://www.accu-tuner.com/SATIIImanual/aph.html >> >> Good, compact chart. However, be aware that the test listed for the >> 4:2 is incorrect - it should be the 3rd-10th, not the 3rd-17th. >I think the idea there was that if you tune the 3rd-10th AND the >3rd-17th such that both the 10th and 17th have the same beat rate speed >as the 3rd... then you get a just 4:2:1 pair of octaves and double >octave. The problem with this is that it doesnt yeild a good tuning if >strictly employed all the way up, and is indeed impossible to executer >to begin with. You can try this with Tunelab by directly referencing >the 4th partial of the lowest note of double octaves and tuning all >octaves and double octaves directly to that. You will find that as soon >as you have progressed chromatically one whole octave and have reached >your first already tuned single octave that things go astray. You will >need to retune the 4:2 that was previously a 2:1... but then that screws >up what the origional 4:2:1 was... >Example... C3:C4:C5 get tuned as a perfect 4:2:1. Progress chromatically >til you are addressing C4:C5:C6. Now C4 and C5 are already tuned notes >referenced to C3(4). But now you want C4(4) = C5(2) = C6(1), which of >course you cant have. There is no natural way within the octave tuning >perspective to deal with this problem, and we are told to just <<smooth >out>> the difference... a vague and undefined concept at best. ETDs >approach the problem by simply spreading the whole treble range evenly >based on ETD settings and partials information. However... P 12ths >tunings simply take care of the whole problem automatically, and a very >smooth transition from 4:2 to 2:1s is accomplished quite naturally... in >addition to providing a solid harmonic foundation of just coincidents >for 12ths throughout the whole treble. >Indeed.. the P12ths concept completely eliminates the need (or >desirablitiy) for generated tuning curves to begin with. It represents a >natural <<built in>> "curve" that is very easily reference either >aurally or with the help of an ETD used to reference already tuned notes. >Cheers >RicB >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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