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Re: [ChurchBass] [GEAR] Buzz Feiten tuning (reply)

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#1 · October 22, 2003, 2:17 pm

Posted by: jdwxly <jdwxly@...>

Jerry asked:
> >>...piano strings are 'stretch tuned'...<<
>
> Excuse my ignorance, but what is "stretch tuning?"

Basically (and this is a big simplification), a piano is not tuned like a guitar or bass. If I remember correctly, middle C is tuned right on. Then as you move further away from middle C (both up and down) the notes are tuned a specific amount "off" from where you would expect them to be. It takes a lot of skill and a special tuner and a good ear to do it correctly. The result is that a properly tuned piano sounds "in tune" with itself, no matter where on the keyboard you play.

You can find a ton of info on piano tunings over the years here:
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html

It's interesting to see how the "correct" way to tune a piano has changed over the years.

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