Making the Transition

[Kristinn Leifsson]

>I still play chamber music for fun, but I now listen to the piano in a whole
>different way. Which is another question. Do you guys notice how much
>differently you listen to a piano now than you did before becoming a
>tuner? I sure do.
>
>Martin
>


Dear Martin,

you bet.  After studying piano tuning it´s different to listen to piano
music.  Being an avid collector of any music recorded by Arthur Rubinstein,
I was disappointed to find out the the grand in one recording was in fact
out of tune.  

This I only found out after studying.  In addition to that I have a better
sense of all music e.g. stringed instruments etc. than before.  

It´s kind of a double-edged sword; music played on a well (adjective) tuned
instrument is twice as enjoyable than before.  
However, a poorly tuned instrument degrades the experience by a factor of ten.


Kristinn Leifsson
Reykjavík, Iceland