This is a fun idea. But won't the "test" be greatly affected by the piece/key your unsuspecting victims first play? Alan Barnard Salem, MO -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org]On Behalf Of Richard Brekne Sent: Monday, March 17, 2003 3:58 PM To: PTG Subject: HT tests Ed, Ron K, and other interested I just put this Ellis #4 Broadwood best on one of the main practice grands today. I wanted to check my Tunelab procedure against what RCT comes up with and found near perfect agreement. And I wanted to force the pianists to be on an instrument that has this tuning in order to judge better any reactions. The only person who knows about this is the Harpsichord Instructor and he came an listened today, and noticed immediately the change from ET. Tho he tunes by aural means in non ET all the time as that is the accepted norm here for harpsichord. We speculated that all the harpsichordists would notice right off if put to it, and that neither of us would be too surprised if the pianists by and large do not notice. We will see in a few days I suppose. No comments so far on the two uprights I tuned thus last week. Tomorrow I do the one of the grands in the professors room I mentioned last week. He will be told to just compare the two, with no hint of whats up, and with the understanding that he is not expected to react in any particular way. If he doesnt like the instrument he will tell me so, like wise if he does. He is also aggreed to not attempt to influence any of his students with his own thoughts or reactions... but sit back and observe what any of them have to say as well. I will keep you posted. Cheers RicB -- Richard Brekne RPT, N.P.T.F. UiB, Bergen, Norway mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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