Boston Grands - Reply to Newton Hunt's post

[Jerry Hunt]

Susan Kline wrote:
> 
> Hi, Newton, Jerry, Hunts all --
> 
> Just from curiosity -- You talk about M4, and seem to mean "major 4ths".
> >From my checkered past, when I taught music theory for one grueling year,
> isn't it "perfect 4ths, 5ths and octaves," and "major thirds, 6ths, 7ths, 2nds?"
> 
> Well, enough of being an obnoxious stickler. Have an excellent Thanksgiving.
> 
> Susan
> 
> At 09:43 AM 11/25/97 +0000, you wrote:
> >Newton Hunt wrote:
> >>
> >> Hello, Jerry,
> >>
> >> Anyone with my last name HAS _GOT_ to be a good tuner.
> ><snip>
> >
> >Newton,
> >The first time I saw your name on this list, I knew that I liked you!
> >Thanks for the advice. I do have one follow up question. You said "Also
> >not that the M6 with an inside M3 contains the M4 A3-D4. You can use
> >this fact to evaluate M4 speeds". I understand the M6/inside M3 (F3-D4,
> >G3-B3, respetively), and I can see that the M4 A3-D4 fits withing the
> >overall interval. My question is, what does one look for in this M4 -
> >i.e. what kind of relationsship?
> >
> >Thanks again.
> >
> >"Hunts of the world unite!" :o)
> >
> >
> 
> Susan Kline
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> 
> "I know exactly how long it will take me: whatever time is available, plus a
> little more."
>                         -- Ashleigh Brilliant
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Susan, 
You are technically correct, but then it has been my experience that
piano tuners compromise technical precision (in nomenclature) in favor
of brevity. By the same token, you might see a reference to an F-A#
interval, whereas the technically correct designation is F-B_flat, this,
I suspect, partially due to the fact that most of us don't have a key on
our keyboard for the flat sign, but do have one for the #. 

Have a very happy Thanksgiving.