I haven't read the other responses you got, but wanted to mention that if it's a spinnet, change pianos. I practiced on spinnets when I first started, and it was more of a handicap than a help. When I got to practice on Steinways, Kawais, etc., I could hear the beats quite clearly, and was able to hear the spinnet later. Of course, it was my difficulty with spinnets that led me to get an ETD, which I still love having. ;) -mags > I have been trying to set the temperament on my piano and am having > trouble hearing the correct beat rates of the intervals. The problem is > that the beats are so weak they are hardly perceptible. I have strip muted > the piano and was able to tune A49 on the piano to the A440 tuning fork by > comparing the beat rate of the note and the fork with F21. I am now trying > to tune the other notes within the temperament octave and get the beat > rates of the F-A, A-C#, C#-F and F-A to gradually increase from 7 bps to > 14 bps, but they are very difficult to hear. What can be done to hear the > beats more clearly? I have been studying tuning for several months now, > but the beats of the intervals are still difficult to hear. I don't have > much trouble with unisons as I can hear the beats more distinctly, and the > improvement in the quality of the note when I reach the pure state is very > noticeable. > > I have an SAT III tuning device that enables me to tune the piano very > well, and to check my aural tuning, but I want to be able to tune the > piano completely by ear so that I can eventually pass the PTG > examinations. Thank you for your help. > > Robert Finley Maggie Jusiel Piano Tuner Winds & Strings Teacher PO Box 1234 Athens, WV 24712-1234 (304)952-8615 <mags@magsmusic.net> <http://www.magsmusic.net> <http://www.casparwicky.net/quotepage.html>
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