[CAUT] Steinway stretch (was Re: Steinway Verticals)

[David M. Porritt]

Bill Garlick used to say that the RPT test's 2:1 octaves on octave 7 were certainly a non-real-world requirement but it did show that the examinee could control that section, adhere to a standard and pull it off.  I don't think anyone expects people to tune 2:1 octaves in octave 7 in the real world.  I think the test as it now stands is a noble effort to objectively evaluate the skills of a person who is to perform a non-objective job and do it well.  It isn't a tutorial on how to do it in the real world.  Absolutely equal temperament is not a real-world requirement but if a would be RPT simply can't do ET there is a problem.  

Phil, a martini lunch huh?  :-)

dave


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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX 75275
dporritt@mail.smu.edu


----- Original message ---------------------------------------->
From: Phil Bondi <phil@philbondi.com>
To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
Received: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 07:00:01 -0500
Subject: Re: [CAUT] Steinway stretch (was Re: Steinway Verticals)

>Fred, thanks for the explanation about this. Most of the people reading 
>this have alot more experience than me, but I must say that the 'D' that 
>I care for is unique in its character as far as temperament. I will 
>admit a strict ET, done visually with my SATll, sounds shall we 
>say..pedestrian. Take away the visual aide and do a strict aural tuning 
>listening to "everything", and it starts to open up much more, 
>especially Octave 6.

>Dave Porritt, when was the last time a Steinway was used for a Tuning 
>Exam?!? I do NOT want to open this discussion up to what's right and 
>wrong..what's right, in my opinion, is what sounds best. The PTG HAS to 
>adhere to certain standards when testing..the real world is much 
>different, no?

>Talk about contrasts today..I get to tune a S&S Upright(newer) and a 
>Yamaha Grand, in the same house this morning.

>I should be drinking by noon today!,

>Phil

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