<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2716.2200" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>No, his name is Joe Pival</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>AB</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 30, 2002 = 4:28 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Temp. = comparisons:</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV>Alan:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Was that Ko Iwasaki?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>dave<BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>*********** REPLY SEPARATOR ***********<BR><BR>On 8/30/02 at 10:37 AM Alan R. Barnard = wrote:</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px = solid"> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I had a prof at Southern Illinois = University who was an outstanding cellist (sp? He played the cello, okay?) and = had a remarkable ear. You could say "Play a G-flat minor triad, for = example, first in pure scale (like you would in a string quartet) and then in a = tempered scale like you were playing with a grand piano.  He could = do it--with no external tone reference. They'd compare it to a strobe = and he'd be dead on.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Alan Barnard</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Salem, MO</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- = </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=HazenBannister@cs.com href="mailto:HazenBannister@cs.com">HazenBannister@cs.com</A> = </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, August 30, = 2002 7:40 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Temp. = comparisons:</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2>In a = message dated 08/30/2002 4:13:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, <A = href="mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no">Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no</= A> writes: <BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff = 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">but how is that line up with <BR>formal ear training = and music theory at University level. Just what is <BR>it they are = teaching these people ? <BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial = color=#000000 size=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Hi, <BR> I = think this falls into the same kinda thing as the perfect pitch thread I = posed a while back.You learn different intervals in ear training, and = different relationships, not so much how they are tempered.I guess <BR>most musicians I have run across,are more interested in the overall = performance of the piano,and the execution of the piece,than what temperment = the piano is in,given that the piano is in some kind of good tuning.I = enjoyed the different temperments at the Chicago convention,could I recognize = them now by hearing again,most definitely not.When I played thirds going = up,it was definitely different,as you said,that had to be noticed.But when I = played a piece,it sounded wonderful,but you couldn't put your finger on = what was different. <BR>Just my rambling, <BR>Hazen Bannister  </FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE><FONT size=2 = Arial></BLOCKQUOTE></FONT><PRE>_____________________________ David M. Porritt dporritt@mail.smu.edu Meadows School of the Arts Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX 75275 _____________________________</PRE></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>