[pianotech] Stretch in tuning

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sat May 26 14:55:22 MDT 2012


On 5/26/2012 3:46 PM, David Boyce wrote:
> Good heavens, I don't want to surrender to Ron's body.....
>
> David.
>
>> Exactly, Ron. Pianos aren't tunable in any absolute sense; tuning is a
>> custom,
>> artisanal, MUSICAL, inexact art and craft. Neck down. NOT neck up.
>> The body, having paid attention---hopefully---knows how to tune.
>> Simple. Anything but easy, given the self-scripted, endlessly
>> repeating self- critique, but eminently doable and repeatable.
>> Surrender to the sound and your body---no matter what the tool is.
>> DA

Excuse me, I have to go now...



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