Recordings Vs Tunings

Delwin D Fandrich pianobuilders@olynet.com
Tue, 09 Sep 1997 07:16:29 -0700


A440A@aol.com wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 9/8/97 4:23:17 PM, you wrote:
> 
> <<But since I showed the
> owner a couple of things, like unlevel-out-of-phase-squeaky-knocky-uneven
> notes that shouldn't even be on a country recording, maybe he'll  call me
> back to make that $2000.00 improvement for only $500.00. Oh well...>>
> 
>       Now wait a minute!!  I don't know what sort of "country recording" you
> are accustomed to, but  there is very little margin for error in the piano
> with studio and musician costs these days.  You don't need to see many $1,000
> per hour sessions before you begin to take your work seriously.
> Just my .5 cent from Nashville.  (:)}}
> Ed Foote
> Precision Piano Works
> Nashville, TN.

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Ed,

That being the case, why aren't pianos used for recordings—not just
“country”—tuned occasionally. I have a recent Dave Brubeck CD (“Jazz
Impressions of Eurasia”) that I can’t listen to any more because the
piano is so badly out of tune that you can’t even tell how badly voiced
it is.

—ddf



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