[pianotech] California State Convention

[Brian Wilson]

I second that motion.. You are making me thirsty. and the bars are open here
right now!

Thank you for understanding. I already knew that you can tune well. However
I find it difficult to promote myself. That last post was so difficult to
write. First I tried not to insult anyone and secondly not to brag about
myself. We both achieve tunings that are respected by our peers and our
clients. I thought that is what I am been trying to point out. You describe
yourself as a piano geek. I'm a nerd. 

Since my last post and my early morning tuning, I rang several technicians
that are highly respected in their areas. All perform concert work etc. The
answer to this first topic was yes. 4ths increase in speed. In fact one
questioned my sanity for asking this question (so do I every day). This tech
also referred me to a text book and quote "interval rates must increase in
speed as the frequency rises" So it seems that our teaching methods and
ideas differ... That is the subject that I find so interesting.. Sounds like
a good convention topic. 

I hope most readers can understand the ever so slight difference in our
tunings.. if my first 4th beats at 0.78 beats per second, and yours is 1.0
beats per second. That is certainly not worth getting hot under the collar
about, nor for me to be told that what I perform is impossible. There are
many more like me... 

Kind regards

Brian 

 

 

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of David Andersen
Sent: Monday, 9 February 2009 7:42 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] California State Convention

 

 

On Feb 7, 2009, at 6:06 PM, Brian Wilson wrote:





I would really like to come to the conference first to meet you, and then
for a discussion and getting into these trivial matters that really have no
importance to whats important in life.

 

 

Hey, Brian----I'm sure we would have much more in convergence than
divergence in person. In fact I've only met one person from your end of the
world over 35 years---and I've met dozens and dozens---who struck me as
anything but a good-hearted, straight-ahead individual. And, by your latest
post, you're probably one of the top-notch guys in your area, and I'm
certain your tunings are first-rate, solid, musical, and excellent. Mine
are, too. 

 

How you or I get to that beautiful tuning is interesting and fascinating to
us because we're both hopeless piano geeks (a term of high endearment) but
it's not intrinsically important to the artist or the listener. Or,
ultimately, to us. What matters is the result. It's all conversation until
we hear each other's work. 

 

I'd love to come to Australia; I love it there. I'm sure we'll see each
other somewhere down the road, where there's a piano, some peace and quiet,
and an adult beverage or two.

 

Cheers, Brian....

 

David A.

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