At 06:10 PM 4/25/2002 -0500, you wrote: >Who was the famous conductor who said something to the effect of: " If only >they (strings?) could play as in tune as the piano... > >Best, >Greg <grin> Greg, you're probably mis-remembering something I may have written to the list in the past. I had just finished Ted Sambell's tuning course in Toronto (back in 1980) and he'd done me the honor of choosing me to be one of the two apprentices he took every summer to Banff. We had all just arrived, and there was a reception the first night. I was very excited, and a little shy. William Primrose was there! (One of the greats for string players!) He was at the reception; he had a gin and tonic, and I had a tonic unimproved by gin, especially since I was not yet adjusted to the high altitude. I gathered my courage, and asked him if his students had trouble adjusting to equal temperament when playing with piano. I waited breathlessly for his response -------- He sighed. "If only they could play as well in tune as the piano!" he said ... Susan Kline >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Susan Kline" <sckline@attbi.com> >To: <pianotech@ptg.org> >Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 10:04 AM >Subject: Re: OFF (*was: neurology) > > > > At 08:35 AM 4/25/2002 -0600, you wrote: >"I will say, that intonation in string groups does >change when they play with a piano -- usually for the better. They have a >much steadier basis for their intonation.
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