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In Review
In our March meeting Barbara Ellis gave a presentation about tuning techniques. Giving everyone an understanding of the process of tuning and all the challenges to overcome to achieve a stable tuning.
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How to tell if the string and pin are equalized? When you lean the lever to the left. Do the beats speed up or slow down? When you lean the lever to the right. Do the beats speed up or slow down? When you release the lever it should settle quietly in the middle.
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Inharmonicity: The nodes create the slightest amount of shrinking (quiet zone) of the octaves. Thus, ‘actual’ deviates from ‘theoretical’. To compensate for this shrinking you must expand the octaves slightly in order for 3rds (wide), 4ths (wide), 5ths (narrow) & 6th (wide) to all fit within the octave. We use an equal temperament, so all intervals fit within the octave without any one interval sounding offensive.
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