This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Ron, I just wanted to say that I found your presentation very informative and as a novice tuner, it gave me a new appreciation as to why different temperaments suit different types of music and tastes. Being an engineer, I also appreciated your insight as to why these temperaments work from a technical basis. Thanks again, Don Bee, Jr. -----Original Message----- From: Ron Koval [mailto:drwoodwind@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 08:43 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: first chapter presentation Hi everyone Last Tuesday was my first presentation at our Chicago chapter meeting. I survived! (Actually I had a great time, everyone was receptive and asked good questions) Of course, as graphman, I chose to present "seeing" the temperaments. Did a quick intro including why we need to temper intervals, and used a very broad paintbrush to explain differing tuning systems.(meantone, well) Progressed on to an introduction of graphing the major thirds (how many cents from pure) to visually get an indication of how a temperament will 'play'. Introduced the idea of diluting temperaments for everyday use. I had earlier tuned 5 pianos for comparison: 1. Prinz well, diluted to a 60% strength 2. Penny temperament (one cent maximum offset. Created to show how much a one cent difference can make) 3. Coleman 11 4. Moore well 5. Equal beating Victorian (Real close to what Bill Bremmer uses) Everyone had about 40 minutes to travel from room to room and get a first hand impression of the differences and similarities between these temperaments. We finished with a short discussion about beats, equal beating, and how we hear a difference between playing a triad versus just playing a major 3rd. (progressing through the circle of fifths) I saw a few glazed eyes during the presentation (or maybe LaBorn has figured out how to sleep with his eyes open ((just kidding, John!))) but I think most people were able to get something out of the presentation. I left them all with a handout of graphs and offsets of a bunch of the more common alternate temperaments. So, guys and gals, go forth and experiment! Ron Koval Chicagoland _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/be/ef/cf/82/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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