A few weeks ago I had the pleasure of tuning my first 4 string Aliquot Bluthner. I took a long time over it learning about how it behaved acoustically and the owner of the instrument was delighted at the result.
Today I was contacted by someone else also with an interest in these instruments and between us we're not wholly sure how they behave and how they were intended to do so.
Does one tune the 4th string to the 2nd partial of the note one's tuning the three strings or does one go up to the next octave, tune that and then tune the aliquot string of the octave below to it? Is there an established "good" methodology to tune these instruments?
Best wishes
David P
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David Pinnegar BSc ARCS
Hammerwood Park, East Grinstead, Sussex, UK
+44 1342 850594
"High Definition" Tuning
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