Out of tune(probably an argument, here)

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In a message dated 10/05/04 4:44:07 PM, vinsam@sympatico.ca writes:

<< Hi Ed, I can understand where you are coming from, and it is good to be

able to be as tollerant as you are of out-of-tuness.  >>

Vinny;
 Let me jump in here with a comment. For all pratical purposes a slightly 
un-unisoned unison :) is not quite the same thing as being "out-of-tune" your 
sensibilities notwithstanding.
 For the most part when I am talking about warping a string of a unison it 
would be unnoticable unless one were specifically looking for it...say one beat, 
or almost one beat, per 2 or 3 seconds.......hardly enough to be "out of 
tune" but not really "tuned" dead on either.

 What this allows is a constant 'bloom' of the note when played in a 'normal' 
fashion and held for a 'normal' musical beat.
 
 I don't think what Ed is talking about is your average barroom piano shaped 
thingee which gets attention to its tuning every three or four years or when 
the proper amount of keys stop working. :-)

 This technique is not for all pianos or all situations but when it is 
needful it is a tremendous tool to have in your wet ware.
Jim Bryant (FL)