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tune.If at least one of the three strings (for each note)
is still in tune, it is easy to tune the other two; and, with
constant [frequent?] attention, at least one of the three will be in
I'd like to find the article in Scientific American, back in theWell, my tunings never sounded as good as Lucas Mason's; that's for sure.
70's
I believe, which was called the "Physics of the Piano". As I
recall, it was really about piano tuning, and it pointed out that
the tuning of the three stringed notes is in fact an extremely subtle
business. These three strings share the same bridge, and thus
influence each other and make for a complicated resulting
vibration of the soundboard. The article pointed out that there is
no possibility of exact equality of the three tuned frequencies, they
will always be a bit off. On the other hand, a very good piano
tuner finds a subtle relationship between these three frequencies
which gives a superior tone. Anyone remember when this article
ran?
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Gary Hemminger
Dwight-Engelwood School
315 E. Palisade Ave.
Englewood, New Jersey
07631
e-mail: hemmig@d-e.pvt.k12.nj.us
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