[pianotech] OFF topic

[Terry Reznicek]

If you haven't already, you might consider reading Dr. Oliver Sacks book on
such phenomena "Musicophilia" pub by A.A. Knopf 2007.

Terry Reznicek
Sunshine Piano
St. Croix Falls

-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Sivak [mailto:tvaktvak at sbcglobal.net]
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 7:51 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] OFF topic

It's happening to me.   I'm starting to hear things a half step sharp!  Used
to be, after taking out the temperament strip, I'd never look at the keys as
I went up or down the keyboard chromatically, because I knew where I was.
Now I find myself reaching for that Db, and then realizing that the C that I
just tuned was actually a B!

I used to be able to tell what keys songs on the radio were in.  Now, I have
to wonder...did the Beatles really play that in the key of Ab?  Then I
think, it's probably in G, and I'm just hearing sharp again.

This is like losing your sight or not being able to walk without a cane any
longer.  It's jarring.  It's depressing.  Getting older is no fun.

Tom Sivak
Chicago


--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco at luther.edu> wrote:

> From: Conrad Hoffsommer <hoffsoco at luther.edu>
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] OFF topic
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 11:13 AM Gary Bruce wrote:
> > Never heard of that one before.  How do you know she
> heard an E-flat?
> >
> > On Mon, November 24, 2008 7:08 pm, Leslie Bartlett
> wrote:
> >> I tuned today for a musician, in her 60's,
> outstanding as pianist,
> >> organist, composer.  She said she had very good
> pitch in younger years,
> >> but now she hears everything a half step flat.
> Playing a few notes on
> >> piano, and sure enough, playing an E she heard
> E-flat, and so forth.
> >>
> >> Anyone had experience with this king of thing?
> >> les bartlett
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> > Gary Bruce, RPT
> > Bruce Musical Services, Inc.
> > a440 at brucemusical.com
> >
> >
>
> What was the actual pitch of the instrument?  Had a previous tuner
> tuned the beastie a half step flat because the pins wouldn't hold any
> higher????
>
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