At 05:33 PM 11/25/97 -0500, you wrote: >Hi Susie > >Then DESCENDING...it must be a flatted 4th. > > >Just being silly. >Ralph ------------------------------------------------- Hiya Ralph! Nope. Descending, F [down to] to A#: diminished 6th. (an inverted weird bird) Even weirder: Fb down to A#: doubly diminished 6th. (It'll never fly) (Ask a silly question ... you get a ....) > >On Tue, 25 Nov 1997 11:53:18 -0800 (PST) Susan Kline <skline@proaxis.com> >writes: >>Jerry Hunt wrote: >>>======================================================================== >>>Susan, >>>You are technically correct, but then it has been my experience that >>>piano tuners compromise technical precision (in nomenclature) in >>favor >>>of brevity. By the same token, you might see a reference to an F-A# >>>interval, whereas the technically correct designation is F-B_flat, >>this, >>>I suspect, partially due to the fact that most of us don't have a key >>on >>>our keyboard for the flat sign, but do have one for the #. >>> >>>Have a very happy Thanksgiving. >>> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> >>Thanks for answering, Jerry. >> >>I remember when we first stared studying tuning one day in class I >>mentioned >>"sharps and flats" and everybody laughed. Apparently for tuners, black >>notes >>are only sharps. How everyone knew this so early in the study process >>I >>can't imagine. >> >>I only brought it up because some (though not most) of our customers >>are >>musicians, and to some of them "major fourths" sounds illiterate. I >>thought >>someday someone might avoid the egg-on-face routine, with a customer >>before >>whom they'd rather shine. >> >>F-A# (ascending) is an augmented third, which is kind of a weird bird. >>Hope >>your turkey is less weird ... a major bird, or a perfect bird, >>whichever is >>the most correct. <g> >> >>Regards, >> >>Susan >> >>Susan Kline >>P.O. Box 1651 >>Philomath, OR 97370 >>skline@proaxis.com >> >> >>"I know exactly how long it will take me: whatever time is available, >>plus a >>little more." >> -- Ashleigh Brilliant >> ---------------------------------------------------------- Susan Kline P.O. Box 1651 Philomath, OR 97370 skline@proaxis.com "It always takes me longer to finish when I have no idea what I'm doing." -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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