HT Experience

[Clyde Hollinger]

Roger,

HTs have gotten a lot of discussion the last couple years.  So are we on the
edge of abandoning ET as the "normal standard" in favor of something else like
the Valotti Young you mentioned?

Regards,
Clyde

Roger Jolly wrote:

> Greetings all,
>                     Today I had a great experience, I was invited to speak
> at our local registered teacher's monthly meeting.
>
> The title of the talk.  Talking to your technician to get the most from
> your piano.
>
> How they could check their own piano for regulation and voicing.
>
> Since I had a cooperative teacher, I thought I'd try my hand at HT for a
> closer.
>
> The teachers were warned with a smile that they had to take an ear training
> 101 exam as the conclusion to my chat.
>
> Since we had been talking about what was tuning and what was voicing, they
> had to identify which piano was in tune.
>
> Two concert grands, one tuned in ET, the other in Volatti Young
> The piece, the first two movements of Beethoven's Pathetique.
>
> The Volatti Young won the vast majority of votes. Surprised the heck out of
> me.
>
> The surprise in the room was some thing to experience when I ran major
> triad progressions through out the temperament on each piano.
>
> I was admonished for asking trick questions.  Both were in tune, just
> different.  <G>
>
> The down side, I've been asked back, to do a three piano comparison. Mean
> tone, HT and ET
> Any suggestions on piece selection, I'm looking to show the widest contrast.
>
> Thank's to Ed Foote for pointing me in this direction, and giving me enough
> guts to try it.
> Such a great class in Arlington Ed.
>
> Regards Roger
>
>
> Roger Jolly
> Saskatoon, Canada.
> 306-665-0213
> Fax 652-0505