This message is in MIME format. The first part should be readable text, while the remaining parts are likely unreadable without MIME-aware tools. Send mail to mime@docserver.cac.washington.edu for more info. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Hi Al and Paul: Here is a copy of a message outlining the Orlando Tuneoff written before the event. I think this was printed in the Convention promotional material. Jim Coleman, Sr. ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 10 Feb 1997 10:42:13 -0700 (MST) From: Jim <pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu> To: WWBrooks@aol.com Subject: Orlando TuneOff Dear Wally: Here is a first draft of my ideas for a Journal article. The same thing is included as an attachment above if that is easier for you to edit. Jim Coleman, Sr. Convention Tuning Contest: Aural versus Electronic On Sunday morning two titons of the tuning profession will square off in a demonstration of their skills. The Jan '97 cover of the PTG Journal humourously showed these two poised, ready to take 2 paces forward, turn and fire their weapons. That particular event has been referred to by Coleman as the "Gunfight at the OK Coral" in Chicago, or sometimes simply the Great TuneOff. The Tuneoff was intended to be a double blind test of the two methods of tuning. In this case neither the judges nor the participants were to know which method of tuning was used on each piano, so that a truly scientific assessment could be made with no consideration as to the personalities involved. Unfortunately, that was not the case in Chicago, because the two pianos which were available, had slightly different finishes. During the second round of tunings, it was obvious that one piano had a shiny finish and the other one had a satin finish. However, on the first round, the judges (the audience) did not know who had tuned which piano. In Orlando, great attention will be given to making this contest a truly fair and objective test in addition to improving the educational value of being able to see and hear each of these participants do their very best tunings. After the Tunings are completed, the room will be cleared while the pianos are moved in such a way that the judges will not know which piano was tuned by which method. Then the fun begins. The audience will return and hear short identical selections being played on each piano. Each Judge (the audience) will mark his score sheet as to which piano sounds the best. The results will be posted on the Convention bulletin board as soon as the results are tabulated. Even though Virgil Smith and Jim Coleman are close friends, each of them will do his best to prove his method superior. Virgil contends that tuning aurally gives one an advantage, in that he listens to all components of a tone as he tunes, and can therefore make the very best resonances in order to have perfect single, double, and triple matching octaves. Jim contends that it is impossible to match all single, double, and triple octaves, but by judicious use of certain partial matching and stretching, one can have the best compromise. Jim says he has learned some things from Virgil's manner of tuning, and has been able to emulate his tunings electronically. He is still practicing for this coming event and hopes to be able to demonstrate a superior tuning as a result. Virgil is equally motivated to prove the superiority of being able to hear more of the whole tone while tuning and to utilize that information to provide a more superior tuning since Coleman can only listen to one partial at a time with his equipment. In any event, Jim believes that again there will not be more than a 60-40 split in the voting preferences. Be there, and let your vote count at the Great TuneOff in Orlando. PS Jim and Virgil plan to still be friends afterwards. ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment Q29udmVudGlvbiBUdW5pbmcgQ29udGVzdDogQXVyYWwgdmVyc3VzIEVsZWN0 cm9uaWMNCg0KT24gU3VuZGF5IG1vcm5pbmcgdHdvIHRpdG9ucyBvZiB0aGUg dHVuaW5nIHByb2Zlc3Npb24gd2lsbCBzcXVhcmUgb2ZmDQppbiBhIGRlbW9u c3RyYXRpb24gb2YgdGhlaXIgc2tpbGxzLiAgVGhlIEphbiAnOTcgY292ZXIg b2YgdGhlIFBURw0KSm91cm5hbCBodW1vdXJvdXNseSBzaG93ZWQgdGhlc2Ug dHdvIHBvaXNlZCwgcmVhZHkgdG8gdGFrZSAyIHBhY2VzIA0KZm9yd2FyZCwg dHVybiBhbmQgZmlyZSB0aGVpciB3ZWFwb25zLiAgVGhhdCBwYXJ0aWN1bGFy IGV2ZW50IGhhcyBiZWVuDQpyZWZlcnJlZCB0byBieSBDb2xlbWFuIGFzIHRo ZSAiR3VuZmlnaHQgYXQgdGhlIE9LIENvcmFsIiBpbiBDaGljYWdvLA0Kb3Ig c29tZXRpbWVzIHNpbXBseSB0aGUgR3JlYXQgVHVuZU9mZi4gDQoNClRoZSBU dW5lb2ZmIHdhcyBpbnRlbmRlZCB0byBiZSBhIGRvdWJsZSBibGluZCB0ZXN0 IG9mIHRoZSB0d28gbWV0aG9kcw0Kb2YgdHVuaW5nLiBJbiB0aGlzIGNhc2Ug bmVpdGhlciB0aGUganVkZ2VzIG5vciB0aGUgcGFydGljaXBhbnRzIHdlcmUN CnRvIGtub3cgd2hpY2ggbWV0aG9kIG9mIHR1bmluZyB3YXMgdXNlZCBvbiBl YWNoIHBpYW5vLCBzbyB0aGF0IGEgdHJ1bHkNCnNjaWVudGlmaWMgYXNzZXNz bWVudCBjb3VsZCBiZSBtYWRlIHdpdGggbm8gY29uc2lkZXJhdGlvbiBhcyB0 byB0aGUNCnBlcnNvbmFsaXRpZXMgaW52b2x2ZWQuICBVbmZvcnR1bmF0ZWx5 LCB0aGF0IHdhcyBub3QgdGhlIGNhc2UgaW4NCkNoaWNhZ28sIGJlY2F1c2Ug dGhlIHRoZSB0d28gcGlhbm9zIHdoaWNoIHdlcmUgYXZhaWxhYmxlLCBoYWQN CnNsaWdodGx5IGRpZmZlcmVudCBmaW5pc2hlcy4gIER1cmluZyB0aGUgc2Vj b25kIHJvdW5kIG9mIHR1bmluZ3MsIGl0IA0Kd2FzIG9idmlvdXMgdGhhdCBv bmUgcGlhbm8gaGFkIGEgc2hpbnkgZmluaXNoIGFuZCB0aGUgb3RoZXIgb25l IGhhZCBhDQpzYXRpbiBmaW5pc2guIEhvd2V2ZXIsIG9uIHRoZSBmaXJzdCBy b3VuZCwgdGhlIGp1ZGdlcyAodGhlIGF1ZGllbmNlKQ0KZGlkIG5vdCBrbm93 IHdobyBoYWQgdHVuZWQgd2hpY2ggcGlhbm8uDQoNCkluIE9ybGFuZG8sIGdy ZWF0IGF0dGVudGlvbiB3aWxsIGJlIGdpdmVuIHRvIG1ha2luZyB0aGlzIGNv bnRlc3QgYQ0KdHJ1bHkgZmFpciBhbmQgb2JqZWN0aXZlIHRlc3QgaW4gYWRk aXRpb24gdG8gaW1wcm92aW5nIHRoZSBlZHVjYXRpb25hbA0KdmFsdWUgb2Yg YmVpbmcgYWJsZSB0byBzZWUgYW5kIGhlYXIgZWFjaCBvZiB0aGVzZSBwYXJ0 aWNpcGFudHMgZG8gdGhlaXINCnZlcnkgYmVzdCB0dW5pbmdzLiBBZnRlciB0 aGUgVHVuaW5ncyBhcmUgY29tcGxldGVkLCB0aGUgcm9vbSB3aWxsIGJlDQpj bGVhcmVkIHdoaWxlIHRoZSBwaWFub3MgYXJlIG1vdmVkIGluIHN1Y2ggYSB3 YXkgdGhhdCB0aGUganVkZ2VzIHdpbGwNCm5vdCBrbm93IHdoaWNoIHBpYW5v IHdhcyB0dW5lZCBieSB3aGljaCBtZXRob2QuICBUaGVuIHRoZSBmdW4gYmVn aW5zLg0KVGhlIGF1ZGllbmNlIHdpbGwgcmV0dXJuIGFuZCBoZWFyIHNob3J0 IGlkZW50aWNhbCBzZWxlY3Rpb25zIGJlaW5nIA0KcGxheWVkIG9uIGVhY2gg cGlhbm8uIEVhY2ggSnVkZ2UgKHRoZSBhdWRpZW5jZSkgd2lsbCBtYXJrIGhp cyBzY29yZSANCnNoZWV0IGFzIHRvIHdoaWNoIHBpYW5vIHNvdW5kcyB0aGUg YmVzdC4gVGhlIHJlc3VsdHMgd2lsbCBiZSBwb3N0ZWQNCm9uIHRoZSBDb252 ZW50aW9uIGJ1bGxldGluIGJvYXJkIGFzIHNvb24gYXMgdGhlIHJlc3VsdHMg YXJlIHRhYnVsYXRlZC4NCg0KRXZlbiB0aG91Z2ggVmlyZ2lsIFNtaXRoIGFu ZCBKaW0gQ29sZW1hbiBhcmUgY2xvc2UgZnJpZW5kcywgZWFjaCBvZg0KdGhl bSB3aWxsIGRvIGhpcyBiZXN0IHRvIHByb3ZlIGhpcyBtZXRob2Qgc3VwZXJp b3IuICBWaXJnaWwgY29udGVuZHMNCnRoYXQgdHVuaW5nIGF1cmFsbHkgZ2l2 ZXMgb25lIGFuIGFkdmFudGFnZSwgaW4gdGhhdCBoZSBsaXN0ZW5zIHRvIGFs bA0KY29tcG9uZW50cyBvZiBhIHRvbmUgYXMgaGUgdHVuZXMsIGFuZCBjYW4g dGhlcmVmb3JlIG1ha2UgdGhlIHZlcnkgYmVzdA0KcmVzb25hbmNlcyBpbiBv cmRlciB0byBoYXZlIHBlcmZlY3Qgc2luZ2xlLCBkb3VibGUsIGFuZCB0cmlw bGUNCm1hdGNoaW5nIG9jdGF2ZXMuICBKaW0gY29udGVuZHMgdGhhdCBpdCBp cyBpbXBvc3NpYmxlIHRvIG1hdGNoIGFsbA0Kc2luZ2xlLCBkb3VibGUsIGFu ZCB0cmlwbGUgb2N0YXZlcywgYnV0IGJ5IGp1ZGljaW91cyB1c2Ugb2YgY2Vy dGFpbg0KcGFydGlhbCBtYXRjaGluZyBhbmQgc3RyZXRjaGluZywgb25lIGNh biBoYXZlIHRoZSBiZXN0IGNvbXByb21pc2UuDQoNCkppbSBzYXlzIGhlIGhh cyBsZWFybmVkIHNvbWUgdGhpbmdzIGZyb20gVmlyZ2lsJ3MgbWFubmVyIG9m IHR1bmluZywNCmFuZCBoYXMgYmVlbiBhYmxlIHRvIGVtdWxhdGUgaGlzIHR1 bmluZ3MgZWxlY3Ryb25pY2FsbHkuICBIZSBpcyBzdGlsbA0KcHJhY3RpY2lu ZyBmb3IgdGhpcyBjb21pbmcgZXZlbnQgYW5kIGhvcGVzIHRvIGJlIGFibGUg dG8gZGVtb25zdHJhdGUNCmEgc3VwZXJpb3IgdHVuaW5nIGFzIGEgcmVzdWx0 LiBWaXJnaWwgaXMgZXF1YWxseSBtb3RpdmF0ZWQgdG8gcHJvdmUNCnRoZSBz dXBlcmlvcml0eSBvZiBiZWluZyBhYmxlIHRvIGhlYXIgbW9yZSBvZiB0aGUg d2hvbGUgdG9uZSB3aGlsZQ0KdHVuaW5nIGFuZCB0byB1dGlsaXplZCB0aGF0 IGluZm9ybWF0aW9uIHRvIHByb3ZpZGUgYSBtb3JlIHN1cGVyaW9yDQp0dW5p bmcgc2luY2UgQ29sZW1hbiBjYW4gb25seSBsaXN0ZW4gdG8gb25lIHBhcnRp YWwgYXQgYSB0aW1lIHdpdGgNCmhpcyBlcXVpcG1lbnQuDQoNCkluIGFueSBl dmVudCwgSmltIGJlbGlldmVzIHRoYXQgYWdhaW4gdGhlcmUgd2lsbCBub3Qg YmUgbW9yZSB0aGFuIGENCjYwLTQwIHNwbGl0IGluIHRoZSB2b3RpbmcgcHJl ZmVyZW5jZXMuICBCZSB0aGVyZSwgYW5kIGxldCB5b3VyIHZvdGUNCmNvdW50 IGF0IHRoZSBHcmVhdCBUdW5lT2ZmIGluIE9ybGFuZG8uIA0KDQpQUyBKaW0g YW5kIFZpcmdpbCBwbGFuIHRvIHN0aWxsIGJlIGZyaWVuZHMgYWZ0ZXJ3YXJk cy4= ---------------------- multipart/mixed attachment--
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