glosario pianistico revisitado

[Paul S. Larudee]

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:
> 
> 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

Thanks, Bill.  You've got quite a few I hadn't thought to ask about.

Paul