[pianotech] Do fourths beat faster?

[William Monroe]

Agree heartily, David.  There's such a long way between an action, our own analysis of that action, how we would tell that to someone, and how we would write it down (email).  I guess that was kind of what I was referring to when I mentioned the chasm of communication.  Good point though, David.  

William R. Monroe


  Just to play devil's advocate here, and with all due respect to the skill level of those involved in this discussion, sometimes there is a difference in perception between what we think we do and what we actually do.  That's all I want to say.  

   

  David Love

  www.davidlovepianos.com

   

   
  Well said! And ye got there afore me! :-)

   

  Paul

   

  In a message dated 2/6/2009 9:55:33 P.M. Central Standard Time, pianotech at a440piano.net writes:

    SNIP

    > We don't need to discuss how many tunings we have all performed to justify
    > our knowledge.
    >
    > Regards
    > Brian

    Neither do we need to discuss how many theories and calculations we 
    can/have/should be doing.  You've got the math worked out Brian, that's 
    clear.  But before you continue shouting out against those who don't do 
    mathematical calculations every time they tune a third/fourth/fifth or 
    whatever, consider that there are many ways to achieve fine tunings.  I 
    assure you, whatever chasm there is between you and David A. in 
    communication, and in your chosen thought processes when tuning, when you 
    listen to one of his tunings (I have) you'll simply have to accept that his 
    methodology works.  David is an excellent technician and an excellent tuner, 
    and however he thinks about how he does what he does is largely irrelevant.

    Fantastic tunings can be obtained by technicians with a dizzying range of 
    theoretical knowledge.  You like the numbers, others may not, but the 
    results speak.  As author Piers Anthony once said to a class of english 
    students (paraphrasing here) "I no more need to know the names of all the 
    parts of speech to use them properly than I need to know the names of all 
    the parts of the human body to use them properly."  And yes, we can break 
    this analogy down, but the sentiment is interesting food for thought.

    So, ease up on the ranting and ponder that it really might not be so linear 
    (the tuning process, that is).

    William R. Monroe



   


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