HT Experience

[Roger Jolly]

Greetings all,
                    Today I had a great experience, I was invited to speak
at our local registered teacher's monthly meeting.

The title of the talk.  Talking to your technician to get the most from
your piano.

How they could check their own piano for regulation and voicing.

Since I had a cooperative teacher, I thought I'd try my hand at HT for a
closer.

The teachers were warned with a smile that they had to take an ear training
101 exam as the conclusion to my chat.

Since we had been talking about what was tuning and what was voicing, they
had to identify which piano was in tune.

Two concert grands, one tuned in ET, the other in Volatti Young  
The piece, the first two movements of Beethoven's Pathetique.

The Volatti Young won the vast majority of votes. Surprised the heck out of
me.

The surprise in the room was some thing to experience when I ran major
triad progressions through out the temperament on each piano.

I was admonished for asking trick questions.  Both were in tune, just
different.  <G>

The down side, I've been asked back, to do a three piano comparison. Mean
tone, HT and ET
Any suggestions on piece selection, I'm looking to show the widest contrast.

Thank's to Ed Foote for pointing me in this direction, and giving me enough
guts to try it.
Such a great class in Arlington Ed.

Regards Roger 


 
Roger Jolly
Saskatoon, Canada.
306-665-0213
Fax 652-0505