From hammond321@yahoo.com Wed Dec 05 18:02:36 2012
Subject:Re: 30 yr old Korg BX3 question-Stretch

Rock: I know how hard it is to tune a piano since I used to tune them. And yes I know that you can use a strobe tuner or other electronic device to tune pianos. And since you said that a piano tuned to standard frequencies wouldn't be in tune, which is exactly what I said, would probably mean that I kinda did get the point.

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From: rrockkey
To: CloneWheel@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 5, 2012 8:11 PM
Subject: [CWSG] Re: 30 yr old Korg BX3 question-Stretch


 
I think you kinda missed the point although you are correct that if one tunes a piano to standard frequencies determined by the harmonic series, it will not be in tune, yeah, I agree but...

What I actually said was "Without inharmonicity and the resultant stretch tunings, modern pianos would not sound the same."

My point is that the inharmonicity is what gives the modern piano it's unique tone. Just one sting (wire) of a piano vibrating all by itself creates partials that are progressively sharper than the harmonic series of integer multiples. This is a primary factor that gives the piano it's unique tone. Stretch tuning is what is done in response to the given inharmonicity of these vibrating strings.

Tuning a piano is not as hard as you think, sure it takes practice but anyone with average hearing can learn the process. Actually the hard part is physically getting the note where you want it go and getting it to stay there.

And you CAN use an electronic device. It just need to take inharmonicity into account when calculating target frequencies. Check out http://www.veritune.com/

Cheers,
Rock

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