I'm not much of a pianist so I learned to play chromatic arpeggios. Then I know about half a dozen recognizable tunes that I can play fairly well with some glissandos and arpeggios thrown in for wow effect. It totally impresses customers who think I must play professionally somewhere. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: pianotech-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of gordon stelter Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 11:33 AM To: Pianotech Subject: Re: Question for tuner/techs who play. Since I tune ET, a piece with a complex chord in chromatic ascension shows nicely if everything is in order. These 20th century compositions were written only because ET was used. They would have sonded like crap in other temperaments. ( Gershwin and such. ) The introduction to "The Doll Dance" by Nacio Herb Brown uses this motif, as well as Erno Rapee's waltz "Diane" ( From "Seventh Heaven"-1927 and also used in the "party Scene" from "Sunset Boulevard" ) Thump P.S. Then I play "Grace and Beauty" by James Scott, just to make them feel bad for not cleaning the keys before I arrived. --- Jim Kinnear <jim@pianoguy.com> wrote: > Hey, what's wrong with being 'showy' . . unless > you've just tuned for Paderewski, and then you feel > like a complete idiot !!!! > > ps . . I whip off a few Joplin tunes, and feel > justifiably competant ! > > Jim Kinnear > www.pianoguy.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: John Delmore > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 3:55 PM > Subject: Question for tuner/techs who play. > > > Hi all: > > I was wondering if some of the techs who play have > any favorite pieces they play when finished a > tuning, to see how things sound musically ? I would > think something that ranges over the keyboard fairly > well, maybe plenty of octaves, but not something so > showy as to intimidate the client (still want their > opinion, right?). What do you think? > > John Delmore > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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