HT at UIB

[Kevin E. Ramsey RPT]

Terry, Terry, Terry,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
    Don't you know that you can't compare apples to Windows anymore?
    Look, we work all day long on instruments of fixed pitches. Jimi's music
was purely expressive, and used quite a bit of bent pitches. (Whammy bars,
and bending strings etc.)  Two different things. Not everybody can
appreciate that. I personally enjoyed hearing him using his whammy bar to
cycle up and down the meantone temperament.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: HT at UIB


> >"Jimi Hendrix's "wild mish mash" of sounds was a good point. It certainly
> was
> > crazy at the time... now it is only mildly irratating... grin.. ok thats
> > provocative... "
>
> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggghhh.
> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
> You say that about genius? Glad you knew it was coming.
> Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
>
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Saturday, November 18, 2000 2:51 PM
> Subject: Re: HT at UIB
>
>
> >
> >
> > Robin Blankenship wrote:
> >
> > > Ric and David,
> > > Do you know of any contemporary composers (say, the last 50 years or
so)
> who
> > > call for a particular temprament?? The physical attributes of an
> instrument,
> > > it's tonal resources, etc., certainly affect the music created for it.
> It
> > > seems reasonable that the temprament commonly used would do the same.
As
> > > when a pitch correction interacts with itself, so to speak, any
> parameter of
> > > performance affects all the others which in turn affect it. Your basic
> > > chicken and egg problem. We have a wonderful way of resetting our
world
> view
> > > when the world changes. The first time I listened to Jimi Hendrix it
was
> > > total mish-mash. I re-heard the record over and over. Gradually, it
> became
> > > to make sense. Perhaps, virtually any temprament would become
> "acceptable"
> > > if persistently employed. Nothing of fear from this. Diversity with a
> > > purpose can be a good thing.
> > >
> > > Robin Blankenship
> >
> > Grin... tho we obviously dont aggree on politics, we certainly see eye
to
> eye on
> > this note. I couldnt have put any of this better Robin. Actually thought
> the use
> > of Jimi Hendrix's "wild mish mash" of sounds was a good point. It
> certainly was
> > crazy at the time... now it is only mildly irratating... grin.. ok thats
> > provocative... let me reput that... now its almost interesting...
shoot...
> not
> > much better... well heck I never was a Hendrix fan.. :) Still point well
> taken.
> > I agree 1 billion percent.
> > --
> > Richard Brekne
> > RPT, N.P.T.F.
> > Bergen, Norway
> >
> >
> >
>
>