other story

[Paul]

Stephen
Sorry for the late reply. The Holy week crunch is on.
Here's what they said:
    "Oh!!! This is different. The piano sounds bigger. How did you voice it
like this?...I just happen to know something in F#...ah it's a little
harsh.(Elton John piece)."
    "Oh man!!! If you can make a Kohler & Campbell (SKG600 Grand) sound like
this, what can you do with a Boston or Steinway (grand)? Man!!! It sounds so
opened up."
    "Oh my, you made this thing sound bigger! You said you did what to it?
Can you make my piano at home sound like this!?!
All three are sales persons for the same company, that I asked if they
thought the "voicing" on this (Kohler & Campbell SKG 600S Grand) was okay
for delivery. My answer to the "what did you do" question from each was: "I
used an alternative temperament that I learned about at our Regional
Seminar." All want other pianos on the floor to be "tuned like that." Hence
the request for more instructions.

Paul Chick

--- Original Message -----
From: Stephen Birkett <birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2001 9:04 AM
Subject: other story


> Paul writes, tantalizingly:
> > I tried my hand at tuning the temperament that Ed Foote included with =
> > his class materials at the St. Louis Seminar. Great class, Ed. I'm an =
> > aural tuner, so setting this temperament was a bit of a struggle. It did
=
> > work out. All of the checks proofed correct. I had several people try =
> > the piano. Their reactions is another story....
> >
> Come on - tell us the story.
>
> St
>
> Stephen Birkett Fortepianos
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> Waterloo, Ontario
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> tel: 519-885-2228
> mailto: birketts@wright.aps.uoguelph.ca
>