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<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006> 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. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006> What
instruments commonly used today are made of tin? I've heard of a "tin
horn" but have never seen one. Tin drums existed at one time --
probably as toys for kids. And I suppose certain types of whistles may
have been made of tin once. But whistles, drums, and horns sound nothing
like each other, and none of them sound like even the worst piano tone.
And "tin" cans and pans are no longer really tin -- they're some steel
alloy, I believe. </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006> Someone
on the list was describing tuning unisons and pulling one string above the
desired pitch, at which point it sounded "tinny," then backing it down to settle
it on pitch. So is a "tinny" sound one that has fast beats? Do
instruments made of tin make fast beats? Is "tinny" synonymous with
out-of-tune?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006> I
suppose people really mean to describe a sound as "non-resonant," "not
rich," "thin," perhaps "brassy," or
"metallic." </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006> I don't
know why it grates on me so, but I wish people, especially technicians, would
not just use a term like "tinny" automatically in describing, in this case,
a unison that's not beatless. To me, the habit falls in the same
category as calling the hammers the "pads," and the plate the
"harp."</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=3><SPAN class=769383806-15062006></SPAN></FONT><FONT
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class=769383806-15062006> --David
Nereson, RPT </SPAN></FONT></DIV>
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