Phil, I think André is only partially correct. I'm convinced that at the same time our ears improve/mature, the pianos get crappier. Several years ago all pianos had good tenor sections - now, even in that area, crappy strings with noises will prevent one from ever tuning a clean unison. High treble sections - forget it - most any piano sounds like a pile of garbage can lids being struck with a mallet. AND I KNOW IT'S NOT ME! It's the piano's fault - they are getting crappier. Right? ;-) Come tune/voice my Knabe when I get it done. Maybe your hearing will improve (I hope so!). Terry Farrell > > Recently, I have been seeing some drifting of my unisons with my most > > prized possessions in my database. I know there's a ton of factors at > > play..atmospheric as well as condition of the piano..but I was > > wondering if any of you have ever felt like you were in a slump as far > > as unison tuning is concerned..or is my ear becoming much more > > sensitive to unisons? > > > > A general question with no concrete answer, I know..just want to see > > the comments on this. > > > > -Phil Bondi(Fl) > > > > It is quite normal Phil, > > In most cases, it means that the hearing goes through stages. > I have had the same thing on and off and I keep hearing new things I > never heard before. > (I suspect I'll end up hearing fairy tales again by the time I'm 65) > Anyway, our hearing adapts to our experience or vice versa. > It means that at a moment you think your hearing goes bonkers, but it > is the other way around : your hearing has adapted to the next level. > It means you are now in the next grade, a higher level. > I would say : open up the champagne and slurp... > > EAR > > friendly greetings > from > André Oorebeek
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