Hi Richard, Ed, Fred et al, Many good points on 4ths, 5ths, 10ths, 17ths, bass & treble stretching... Perhaps one only too obvious, but, never-to-be-assumed "trite" interval which I find the most elusive to control as a technician and the one by which all the other intervals are judged by performer and listener, alike, is the UNISON. The more concert work I do - whether tuning for artists and concert goers in the Lincoln Center, Orchestra Hall [Chicago], Myerson Center [Dallas], to University faculty or guest artist recitals and master classes, to studio recordings... all the way to Mr. Cornwell's beginning Suzuki studio recitals - the more I focus on having absolutely crystal clear, rock-solid unisons as my primary objective from first note to last of the performance. The amount of time I'm allowed over and above achieving that goal is used to design and fill out a more colorful and intricate tuning to best express what a given piano is capable of. Just a thought. Back to the practice room dungeons for end-of-the-semester dunging out! Best, Robert ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert A. Murphy Piano Technician pager 517.232.0229 Michigan State University office 517.355.3370 E.Lansing , MI 48824 e-mail: murphyr@msu.edu
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