Wonder if more than one wire size was used for the scale? Regarding the tuning: would it make sense that each note is 12 cents wide (1200/97=approx 12 cents) So it is said that each p5th on the keyboard would be equal to a semi-tone. If equal temperament were tuned then all p5ths would be in tune. To fill in the notes between the semi tone 5ths would be setting whatever beat rate is correct for 12 cents from note to note - all the same and when you tune 8 of them and get to a p5th (semi tone) it should all fit. Could it work? Gene ----- Original Message ----- From: Jurgen Goering To: pianotech at ptg.org Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 8:58 AM Subject: 1/16th tone piano; was: question for the tuning masters There are a few interesting sidelines to making this piano. It is a special plate of course, and it is obvious that the instrument is straight (parallel) strung. The keyboard with its 97 keys is pretty wide! (Although it only goes down to C3, I believe <g>). I understand there are dampers all the way to the top. To collect all the hammers for each microtone instrument took a while - they were "pinched", one at a time, from 97 sets of Abel hammers. Jurgen Goering Piano Forte Supply (250) 754-2440 info at pianofortesupply.com http://www.pianofortesupply.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20071031/64fa392e/attachment.html
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