...and all this time I thought I was having fun... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Tanner" <tannertuner at bellsouth.net> To: <caut at ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:32 AM Subject: Re: [CAUT] professor tuning variables > Hi Ric, > We already know "a bit about UET and a bit of relevant music history." > But neither we nor anyone else on the planet know enough about the two to > make a claim that we are the experts in putting the two together. It isn't > "a bit" we will be expected to know. If we bring it up, then we'll be > expected to push it farther. The point is that I can foresee having a very > few, if more than one or two clients - probably composers - who will want > you to learn every doggone temperament in the book and then decide to make > up a few of his own. And it will be up to us to spend hours and hours of > time researching and practicing various temperaments for one person > instead of working on the verticals in the practice rooms or finally > getting that grand restrung that's been sitting in the shop for 6 months, > with 17 more in line after it. > > And while someone mentioned that we should charge extra for that sort of > thing, you have to bear in mind it will probably be the salaried staff > tech who can't change his income that will bear the brunt of most of that. > > Slippery slope thing. > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Brekne" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> > To: <caut at ptg.org> > Sent: Monday, March 02, 2009 4:05 PM > Subject: Re: [CAUT] professor tuning variables > > >> While I agree in principle that one can spread oneself to thin.... I >> hardly see that learning a bit about UET and a bit of relevant music >> history is tantamount to stretching oneself too thin. Its just not that >> much work. I have no problem with anyone simply not being interested >> themselves. But lets not try and justify a clear and simple matter of >> preference with attempts at objective reasoning justify these. Hey... >> its cool to just say "UET's are not my bag" >> >> Cheers >> RicB >> >> >> >> Jeff, >> >> I agree with what you said. There are too many times when a >> technician wants to delve into so many different things that, >> instead of being able to perfect the skills that are needed, they >> can compromise these skills by being a jack of all trades. While I >> fine nothing wrong with wanting to broaden one's horizons, you can >> get to a point of diminishing a needed skill in one area just for >> the sake of saying that you can now do something else that you never >> did before and in the long run it does not amount to a hill of >> beans. If you and many others are like me, you have a tough time >> trying to keep things as good as they should and need to be let >> alone trying to go after something that you might use once in your >> life if even then. >> >> God bless >> >> Bill Balmer, RPT >> Ohio Northern University and the University of Findlay >> >> >> > > >
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