OFF (*was: neurology)

[Greg Torres]

Thanks, Susan, that was it exactly! But the point still remains...<vbg>

Best,
Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan Kline" <sckline@attbi.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 10:06 AM
Subject: Re: OFF (*was: neurology)


> At 06:10 PM 4/25/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >Who was the famous conductor who said something to the effect of: " If
only
> >they (strings?) could play as in tune as the piano...
> >
> >Best,
> >Greg
>
> <grin> Greg, you're probably mis-remembering something I may have written
to
> the list in the past.
>
> I had just finished Ted Sambell's tuning course in Toronto (back in 1980)
> and he'd done me the honor of choosing me to be one of the two apprentices
> he took every summer to Banff. We had all just arrived, and there was a
> reception the first night. I was very excited, and a little shy. William
> Primrose was there! (One of the greats for string players!) He was at the
> reception; he had a gin and tonic, and I had a tonic unimproved by gin,
> especially since I was not yet adjusted to the high altitude. I gathered
> my courage, and asked him if his students had trouble adjusting to equal
> temperament when playing with piano. I waited breathlessly for his
> response --------
>
> He sighed. "If only they could play as well in tune as the piano!" he
> said ...
>
> Susan Kline
>
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Susan Kline" <sckline@attbi.com>
> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:04 AM
> >Subject: Re: OFF (*was: neurology)
> >
> >
> > > At 08:35 AM 4/25/2002 -0600, you wrote:
> >"I will say, that intonation in string groups does
> >change when they play with a piano -- usually for the better. They have a
> >much steadier basis for their intonation.
>