Ed, In my mind I accept the fact there are times when "doings one best" is irrelevant on the highest scale of professionalism. And, I don't dispute FAC programs as being remarkable on quality pianos. No problem, whatsoever. On pianos of lesser quality with scaling issues, adjustments have to be made, especially across the bass/tenor breaks. You know this. As for the rest of the information you've stated, I don't have a problem with your comments. You are, from my viewpoint, a consummate artist. Sincerely, Keith On Jan 29, 2011, at 2:53 PM, Ed Foote wrote: > > > > "The majority of artists I have experienced are very forgiving, > > and would seldom say disparaging comments to those who has done their best." > > Greetings, > For a concert venue, I agree. However, it has been my experience that recording sessions are different. If the > tuner's "best" is not up to standards, another tuner is called. > With the the expense involved, and the lasting nature of the results, I don't think Mr. Ma would have accepted anything less > than a fine tuning. This is the point, a straight, unaltered FAC tuning met the standard, and not because of my > sparkling personality. Let's give some credit to the machine, it made all the decisions on that tuning, (other than the > phase resolutions I did with the middle strings.) On a good piano, I submit that there aren't ears out there that can > distinguish the difference. Jim and Virgil proved this to my satisfaction years ago. > On a side note, I once tuned a piano for a temperament presentation at a store in Chicago. I had 90 minutes and > the new piano was 20 cents flat. I raised to 440 and changed the temperament, finishing just as Virgil walked in. > He was there to listen to the tuning. He sat down and played. Big smile on his face and he said, "I don't mind this, > at all! I asked what he thought of the stretch, (he wasn't wild about the remote keys), and he said he thought it was > "buttoned down nicely". > I don't think I would have gotten the same result, aurally, in that situation. I have never seen anyone do a 20 minute, aural > 20 cent raise and have the piano within 2 cents of the final destination, top to bottom. I certainly was never that close before the > ETD. > Regards, > Ed Foote RPT > http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html >
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