aural - sounds nice?

[David Ilvedson]

Jim,

You need to hold it from the end or it won't vibrate well...;-]

David I.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> Of JIMRPT@AOL.COM
> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 8:11 AM
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: aural - sounds nice?
>
>
>
> In a message dated 10/05/2000 10:10:02 AM, Ron K. wrote:
>
> <<This comes down to 'targeting'.  If you picture ET as a straight line
> (equal
> width of thirds) ANY deviation will make that line no longer straight.>>
>
> Ron;
> OK point made and accepted.
>
> I think this was the line of reasoning I was following vis a vis
> "intentions". Without prejudice the particular temperamnet we
> 'attempt' or
> "intend" to place on a piano is not needfully what ends up there.
> Sometimes
> it is the pianos fault and sometimes it is our fault, though
> 'fault' is not
> quite the correct word.
>
>  A well crafted temperament of any type does not have to be "perfect" in
> order to be a very very good temperament. This applies to all
> temperaments
> and each is as hard to get perfect, vis a vis "intentions", when the same
> parameters of +/- of "intentions" are applied to each.
>
>  I think Mike J. summed it up very nicely when he wrote:
> " Can a piano be too perfect?  We have photographs yet
>
> still love paintings.
>
> -Mike"
>
>  As for the ETD vs tuning fork controversy...I prefer the tuning
> fork because
> I can get a nice clean tone by striking the fork on my
> knee...with the ETD
> all I get is a "thunk" and bruises on my knee! :-)
> Jim BRyant (FL)
>