Making the Transition

[David ilvedson]

I would be interested in which tape/CD you found the out of 
tuneness?  Was it unisons?

David I.


Date sent:      	Tue, 08 Feb 2000 18:07:41 +0000
To:             	pianotech@ptg.org
From:           	Kristinn Leifsson <istuner@islandia.is>
Subject:        	Re: Making the Transition
Send reply to:  	pianotech@ptg.org

> >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 
> 
> 
> 


David Ilvedson, RPT
Pacifica, CA
ilvey@jps.net