>Hi Ron, > >I thought the thread was about what instrument created the best ears. Not >which instrument should be a pitch standard. And the reason the piano is >the default standard is simply that rarely is the pianist a piano tuner. > >As far as tuning it to the violin--that is exactly what happens in a string >orchestra. In a full orchestra the obeo gets the nod. Unless they are using >the piano for a concerto--then they use it. Hi Don, Yea, I know, and I was mostly just being difficult, but tuning the instrument for the ear training does require a pitch source and, I would imagine, a closely defined interval series. How does that work with a violin? And a french horn isn't exactly a fixed pitch instrument either, or is it? Can't the pitch of any single note played be altered somewhat by playing technique? That was my point, as well as just being a nuisance. For pitch recognition, shouldn't the pitches presented be as close to absolute as possible? Also, back to the intent of the thread, I wonder if people detect pitch more accurately with a narrow harmonic spectrum source, or a more broad and complex one. Ron N
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