HT Experience

[Avery Todd]

Mike, David, et al,

    I'm doing some action work right now on a Baldwin SD. Another tuner 
referred
me for this particular work but the piano has been normally tuned in 
Broadwood's
Best for some time now (by her tech) and she loves it!
    I'm going to do a fairly strong HT for an upcoming all-Vivaldi concert 
next month
and also for a Messiah performance in December using a harpsichord for a
continuo and an orchestra. The Vivaldi concert has an Oboe concerto and a 
choral
piece, both using harpsichord for the accompaniment. It'll be interesting 
to hear the
comments.
    The only person I haven't talked to about it yet is the Oboist. I just 
found out about
that today, but everyone else is willing to try it.

Avery

At 01:46 PM 10/19/00 -0400, you wrote:


>David Ilvedson wrote:
>
> > You've got to be kidding?
>
>No Sir,  I wager that by 2050 some type of non equal tempering will be 
>standard
>on pianos.   Perhaps a version of well temperament, as this would be about
>average for the music of the common practice period.    Baring major societal
>calamity,  education, knowledge, and understanding will continue to grow, 
>fears
>will cease, and the benefits of key color variations will be standard coveted
>aspects of expression.  Not all the temperaments have been published yet, the
>possiblities are infinite.
>
>-Mike Jorgensen
>
> >
> > David I.
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]On Behalf
> > > Of Clyde Hollinger
> > > Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2000 4:35 AM
> > > To: pianotech@ptg.org
> > > Subject: Re: HT Experience
> > >
> > >
> > > Roger,
> > >
> > > HTs have gotten a lot of discussion the last couple years.  So
> > > are we on the
> > > edge of abandoning ET as the "normal standard" in favor of
> > > something else like
> > > the Valotti Young you mentioned?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Clyde
> > >
> > > Roger Jolly wrote:
> > >
> > > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >