<DIV> <TABLE class=messageheader cellSpacing=0 cellPadding=0 border=0> <TBODY> <TR> <TD class=label noWrap><FONT size=2>Date:</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2>Thu, 21 Jul 2005 17:55:30 -0400</FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=label noWrap><FONT size=2>From:</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2>"Phil Bondi" <phil@philbondi.com></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=label noWrap><FONT size=2>To:</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2>"Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org></FONT></TD></TR> <TR> <TD class=label noWrap><FONT size=2>Subject:</FONT></TD> <TD><FONT size=2>Re: Strip mutes..or lack of them</FONT></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV> <DIV class="messageinfo separator"> <P><STRONG>Plain Text Attachment</STRONG> [ <A href="http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter/file.txt?box=Inbox&MsgId=8235_31304054_5708_1722_15110_0_23726_47419_2081379352&bodyPart=3.12.TEXT&filename=file.txt&download=1&YY=39715&order=up&sort=date&pos=0&Idx=4"><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399>Download File</FONT></A> | <A href="http://us.f810.mail.yahoo.com/ym/ShowLetter/file.txt?box=Inbox&MsgId=8235_31304054_5708_1722_15110_0_23726_47419_2081379352&bodyPart=3.12.TEXT&DataName=&filename=file.txt&Briefcase=1&tnef=&YY=39715&order=up&sort=date&pos=0&Idx=4"><FONT face=Verdana color=#003399>Save to Yahoo! Briefcase</FONT></A> ] </P></DIV><PRE><TT><A href="mailto:david@davidandersenpianos.com"><FONT color=#003399>david@davidandersenpianos.com</FONT></A> wrote: >No, it never is, due to the "Virgil Smith Phenomenon," the fact that there >are micro-incremental pitch shifts when you move one string of a unison, >then move others later. Unless and until you perceive these distortions, >and can compensate for them, you will never accomplish a truly master >tuning, suitable for performance or recording. > > I sat in the same class as David did on Sunday Morning of the Convention week. What I took home from that class has improved my tunings..no doubt. I haven't thrown the temp. strip away yet, but I only use it now for my temperament section. One thing needs to be said about Virgil: we all know that he has ears..but his technique floored me. Granted, he was working on a decent grand that was pretty close to begin with, but the man has chops beyond his ears. -Phil Bondi(Fl) </TT></PRE><PRE><TT><STRONG><FONT face="comic sans ms" color=#c00000>Hi, Phil and Dave!</FONT></STRONG></TT></PRE> <DIV align=left><PRE><TT><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>And consider that Virgil is 89...and that he is taking piano lessons again...and is </FONT></STRONG></TT></PRE><PRE><TT><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>practicing daily...and gave a recital a few months ago...remarkable. Absolutely</FONT></STRONG></TT></PRE><PRE><TT><STRONG><FONT face="Comic Sans MS" color=#c00000>remarkable!!</FONT></STRONG></TT></PRE></DIV><BR><BR><DIV>Stan Ryberg <BR>Barrington IL <BR><U>jstan40@sbcglobal.net</U></DIV>