In a message dated 1/25/00 6:31:57 AM Pacific Standard Time, larudee@pacbell.net writes: << right now I'd be interested in your thoughts about Spanish translations of the following terms. >> I'd try to help if I could, Paul but most of those all go over my head. I know what they all are in English but my Spanish nomenclature is fairly limited even though I can speak Spanish fluently. The person to help you with this is Mr. Ramon Ramirez RPT of the Austin (I think) chapter. He is an American born in Michigan but of Mexican heritage. He speaks both Spanish and English with uncanny eloquence. He has taught Piano Technology in Mexico City for many years. He is an extremely accurate and consistent aural tuner, one of the most highly skilled tuners there is. He knows all of those terms. He was one of the organizers of Regional Seminars in Mexico City along with the late Danny Boone RPT and Linda Scott RPT. Linda lives in Mexico City and can speak Spanish perfectly and also knows all those terms. But she may be hard and costly to reach by phone. Contact information for Ramon Ramirez would be in the directory. He may also, in fact be in Mexico City, I don't know his schedule. I am looking forward to the publication. Here is my two pesos worth: Aural Tuning: Afinacion a la oida Equal Temperament: Temperamento Igual Electronic Tuning: Afinacion al Instrumento Electronico Historical Temperament: Temperamento Historica Meantone Temperament: Temperamento Mitono Pitch Change: Cambiar el Diapason Pitch Raise: Aumentar el Diapason Pitch Lowering: Bajar el Diapason (Single) Mute: Sordina (Sola) Strip Mute: Sordina de Cinta Tuning Hammer: Llave de Afinacion Vitorian Temperament: Temperamento al Estilo Victoriano Well-Tempered Tuning: Afinacion al Buen Temperamento Good luck with it. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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