Making the Transition

[Richard Oliver Snelson]

Well, I use to enjoy looking at sunsets. Then on day I saw this
painting, some impressionistic artist, it was so beautiful. You know, I
still like to look at sunsets!  Sorry, Bill.  I couldn't resist. 

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> In a message dated 2/8/00 10:50:55 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> istuner@islandia.is writes:
> 
> << 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.
>   >>
> 
> There are a number of Jazz recordings that I used to enjoy as a teenager that
> were made in the early '60s that I can't stand to hear anymore because the
> piano is out of tune.  Once I got hooked on the Historical Temperament
> concept about 15 years ago, I have found it hard to listen to even a very
> well tuned piano in Equal Temperament.  I rarely buy a recording of piano
> music because it all sounds just plain wrong to me.
> 
> >From the perspective of HT theory and practice, it is just that, all wrong.
> The only thing worse is a piano which is *believed* to be in ET but is
> actually in Reverse Well.  It is downright revolting.  Yet I realize that I
> may be one of the very few people that even knows the difference.  Sometimes,
> when people ask me how I know whether the piano is in tune or not, I tell
> them that if they knew what I do, it would ruin all music for them forever,
> therefore it is better that they don't know.
> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin