Soft blows (was How we hear)

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EXACTLY!

Thank you Don.



On 26-okt-04, at 13:22, Don wrote:

> Hi Jason,
>
> If you are moving the pitch more than two cents then by all means bang
> away. The largest mistake most tuners make is trying to tune instead =
be
> doing pitch corrections--and returning to the field of battle another=20=

> day
> to do the tuning.
>
> Sometimes we have no choice, but then 3 passes as fast as possible is=20=

> the
> "way to go". First one bang away, second one careful intelligent=20
> tuning,
> third one "put each unison under a microscope". Charge for it. No=20
> Charge
> EVEN MORE for it. *grin*.
>
> I believe there have been demonstrations of the lack of ability to=20
> equalize
> tensions across the segements by bashing on the keys at conventions.=20=

> I've
> not seen one in person but I seem to remember it being mentioned on =
the
> list before.
>
> It is possible to have a technique that produces wonderful stability=20=

> with
> soft blows. Easier on you, easier on the piano, and faster too. =
(sounds
> like win win win to me).
>
> At 09:26 AM 26/10/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>>   One of  the very first basics we learn is that we must set the pin=20=

>> with
>> a firm blow to  equalize the string tension across the friction=20
>> points. How
>> does this relate to  the current discussion of using rather soft=20
>> blows to
>> tune unisons?
>
> Regards,
> Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.P.T.
> Non calor sed umor est qui nobis incommodat
>
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friendly greetings
from
Andr=E9 Oorebeek

"where Music is, no harm can be"

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