THANKS! (Tuning Source Book/Test: hints #2 & #18)

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Greetings,
 
    Thanks for clarifying this! ,,,Happy 4th!
THANKS
Julia
Reading, PA
 
 
In a message dated 7/3/2008 11:52:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
nelsong at intune88.com writes:

Regarding the beat rate of contiguous M3ds - the idea is to use the lower  
notes like A2 C#3 so the beat rates are slower and easier to count. Start with  
A2-C#3 and count 4 - establish your own beat speed - tap your foot and count 4 
 beats in whatever time interval that is comfortable for you. Then shift to 
the  next M2 C#3-F3 and you will be able to count 5 beats within the interval 
that  you have previously established for 4 beats. This proves the 4:5 ratio. 
All  contiguous M3ds above that will have the same 4:5 ratio but they get so 
fast  that counting is impossible but you can still hear their character and  
identify weather or not they are spaced correct.
If you have a tuning sequence that works for you I would stick with it  but 
it always helps to add to it and the contiguous M3ds are a great way to  help 
put it all together.
Gene Nelson

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  _KeyKat88 at aol.com_ (mailto:KeyKat88 at aol.com)  
To: _pianotech at ptg.org_ (mailto:pianotech at ptg.org)  
Sent: Thursday, July 03, 2008 8:09  AM
Subject: Tuning Source Book/Test: hints  #2 & #18



Greetings,
 
 
        In hint #2 it claims that  you dont want to tune a piano with it 
muted to single string for the  first time in an exam room. What is so 
unnerving/bad about that, aside  from just not being used to it? 
 
        In hint #18 it says that you  should learn to hear 4:5 ratios on 
contiguous M3's by counting 1 2 3 4 and  compare to 1 2 3 4 5.  How does one go 
about hearing beat rates while  doing/counting this? Is the Source Book implying 
that the contiguous M3  from A2 to C#3 is 4BPS and the next M3 from C#3 to F3 
is 5BPS?  If  the beat rate in higher pairs of M3's are more than 4 or 5 BPS, 
say  6 or more than do you have to do the math to arrive what the contiguous 
M3  above it should beat like?
 
  Also, has a tuner ever passed this exam without the  skill of knowing how 
to handle/count the 4:5 ratio? Not that I am not  willing to learn it but, that 
will take time and I have concentrated since  inception of tuning on 5ths, 
4ths, 3rds, 6ths, octaves and other  tests.
 
thanks in advance,
Julia
Reading, PA







 
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