HT Experience

[David Ilvedson]

You've got to be kidding?

David I.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of Clyde Hollinger
> Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:35 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: HT Experience
>
>
> 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
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