List, Something happened many years ago (late 1900s') that startled me. During a seminar a colleague and I took a break, whereupon he shared with me his Martin guitar in his hotel room. Customarily, when someone pulls a guitar out of a case and hands it to me, my first instinct is to check the tuning. So, I did that, and decided some changes needed to be made. Pause: As an aside, the few Martin guitars I have experienced have had high actions (strings very far up from the fretboard), hence making it extremely difficult to satisfy any efforts on my part to produce a harmonious tuning to my ears. Unpause: So, after fooling around, I did the best I could do, played a few chords, decided the high action was killing my fingers, and handed that guitar back to the owner and acknowledged the best compliment I could muster to the owner. Want to guess what the first thing that happened after that? He retuned what I had just tuned. Holy Mackerel! Here two so-called RPTs' had completely different ideas as to what sounded correct with this 6-string Martin guitar. Imagine, if you will, what is going on when discussion takes place regarding a piano tuning, the methodology used and each individual's perceptions. Excuse me, but Holy Mackerel, again! These are some early Monday morning thoughts following last week's intensive discussions. Sincerely, Keith McGavern, RPT pianostuff.kamcam.com
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