"tinny"

[Barbara Richmond]

Hi Dave,

I can tell you why I use the word "tinny."  It describes the sound I hear voicing-wise that is very close to those honky-tonk, whatever rails with the strips of cloth with bits of metal that give a, um, tinny sound.  Sorry, I know one is never supposed to use <the> word in the definition.  ;-)

Can't say I've used the word to describe anything else in regards to pianos.  I must have missed the post about unisons.

Best,

Barbara Richmond
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: David Nereson 
  To: Pianotech List 
  Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2006 1:56 AM
  Subject: re: "tinny"


      People use the word "tinny" a lot to refer to any undesirable sound in a piano or in other instruments.  I don't know why they pick this word -- I guess because they don't know what other word to use and they have heard other people use it, so they figure it's "correct" for describing any undesirable sound in a piano.  But it almost never applies.  

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