Over sharp treble

[Alan Forsyth]

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Re: Over sharp trebleand speaking of hearing loss;

Three old guys are out walking.

First one says, "Windy, isn't it?"

Second one says, "No, its Thursday!"

Third one says, "So am I. Lets go get a beer."

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A man was telling his neighbour, "I just bought a new hearing aid. It

cost me four thousand dollars, but it's state of the art. It's

perfect." "Really," answered the neighbour. "What kind is it?"

"Twelve thirty."

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Morris, an 82 year-old man, went to the doctor to get a physical. A few

days later the doctor saw Morris walking down the street

with a gorgeous young lady on his arm.

A couple of days later the doctor spoke to Morris and said, "You're

really doing great, aren't you? "

Morris replied, "Just doing what you said, Doc: 'Get a hot mama and be

cheerful.' "

The doctor said, "I didn't say that. I said, 'You got a heart murmur.

Be careful.'"


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A little old man shuffled slowly into an ice cream parlour and pulled

himself slowly, painfully, up onto a stool.

After catching his breath he ordered a banana split.

The waitress asked kindly, "Crushed nuts?"

No," he replied, "arthritis".



AF

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Overs Pianos=20
  To: Pianotech=20
  Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 5:24 AM
  Subject: Re: Over sharp treble


    PIANO TOPIC -


    Why do I often find myself correcting over-sharp high treble on =
pianos
    someone else has tuned? I know by the time you get to the last 1-2
    octaves, they're going to be sharpish if you've correctly stretched =
your
    octaves, but even so, I'm still bringing it down. Is the high treble =
more
    inclined to go super-sharp with humidity due to the short scale, or =
am I
    legitimately cleaning up after over-compensation?
    How do you aural tuners out there make out your octaves in that =
highest
    treble zone? Can you describe what you're hearing? I know that for =
me, I
    am listening with a tuner's ear and checking with a musician's ear =
at that
    point. How about you?


  Several years ago when I was tuning for a lot of professional =
musicians, I noticed that the hearing trauma level of clients is =
proportional to their desire for more treble stretch (symptoms which =
give away the level of someone's trauma level include - can't hear =
conversation at parties - client requests voicing levels which are =
unusually bright - can't tune with a vacuum cleaner going in the same =
room -  can't tune with air conditioning background noise).


  Similarly, I've noticed that many senior technicians tune the high =
treble way high. One 'tuner', who has thankfully since retired, was =
quite fond of pulling top C up to the E fl above. As our hearing rolls =
off as we age, we prefer the treble stretch to be wider. I don't know =
why, but its a conclusion I've drawn, tuning from 22 years of age to 51.


  Speaking of deteriorating faculties, just as an aside.


  In my home town out west from Sydney 350 miles, an elderly (80+) man =
visited the local GP recently and complained about his aches and pains =
and the difficulty he was having pushing the lawn mower. The young GP, =
who is well known for her sense of humour replied, "don't complain ****, =
most blokes your age are pushing up daisies not cutting them off".


  Ron O.
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OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY
     Grand Piano Manufacturers
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