... What is the "standard" A? I think our orchestra tunes to 440, but maybe we don't know any better. Les ... From: Cigarnose@... To: viola@yahoogroups.com...
Though I pride myself on having good relative pitch, my former teacher, the late Milton Preves, used to point out that I was often a hair or two sharp on the B...
In a message dated 12/1/2005 7:07:49 AM Eastern Standard Time, lesterjake@... writes: What is the "standard" A? I think our orchestra tunes to 440,...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 1, 2005 9:57 pm
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In a message dated 12/1/2005 7:24:00 AM Eastern Standard Time, lesterjake@... writes: Though I pride myself on having good relative pitch, my former...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 1, 2005 10:01 pm
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Much has been written on the subject of tuners and equal temperament already -- some of it by me -- and I won't dredge all that back up. A couple of...
Michael Kimber
kimbermichael@...
Dec 2, 2005 3:11 am
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Makes sense to me. And who am I to disagree with Nardo and Bernie? Actually Preves didn't recommend using a tuner either, he was just pointing out that the low...
Dear Friends, I hope you dont mind my sending this announcement to you all (please see below). We have made some exciting changes to the AVS with many more to...
Helen S. Callus
hcallus@...
Dec 2, 2005 4:39 am
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Nardo, Wow, I'd like to hear that oboist play A=4410! Maybe he has a large canine following... ginger...
ViolaGin@...
Dec 2, 2005 7:38 am
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... Les, if that's your biggest problem, you're in pretty good shape, I'd say! ;-) Ch.S. -- see what's new at Manontroppo Music (arrangements, especially for...
In a message dated 12/1/2005 10:11:41 PM Eastern Standard Time, kimbermichael@... writes: Musical pitches do not exist in isolation -- they relate to...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 2, 2005 4:46 pm
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In a message dated 12/1/2005 10:39:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, lesterjake@... writes: By the way, my Iizuka has tremendous resonance on the lower...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 2, 2005 4:59 pm
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In a message dated 12/2/2005 2:35:05 AM Eastern Standard Time, ViolaGin writes: Wow, I'd like to hear that oboist play A=4410! Maybe he has a large canine ...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 2, 2005 5:13 pm
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Nardo, I agree 100%. I too had a teacher early on who pointed out that some of my half-steps were not close enough together - like the distance between a and...
Apologies for the late response. I just received through interlibrary loan George Hill's catalog of Florian Leopold Gassmann and found a bit more information...
FYI, Helen Callus will be performing this Sunday at CalTech's Dabney Lounge in Pasadena, CA, USA. Admission is free, and it starts at 3:30 pm. I had a chance...
In a message dated 12/2/2005 3:19:31 PM Eastern Standard Time, jen1-1@... writes: Helen Callus will be performing this Sunday at CalTech's Dabney Lounge...
Cigarnose@...
Dec 2, 2005 8:41 pm
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Dear Kim, Thanks for this information. I suspect these are the same quartets, as such works often appeared in versions for other instruments. George Hill and...
Myron Rosenblum
roseviola@...
Dec 2, 2005 9:15 pm
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I previously posted asking for help in locating a message in the archives about what to play to try out an instrument/bow. Finally found it. Someone else...
Well, Nardo, when I was in the market for a cello, my husband (the bass player) saw an advertisement on a bass list for a "really, really, really small bass."...
Found what I was looking for in the archive, another member asked me to repost it. Sue ... In a message dated 10/7/00 11:20:07 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ...
Please be aware that in past years there have been numerous serious problems with this organization, and that it will be in your best interest to research this...
We call them Chin-Cellos out here in the West... Ginger...
ViolaGin@...
Dec 4, 2005 6:35 am
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Greetings to one and all, been away and away again for one more week so a little out of touch. However, seeing the warning post reminds me I've recently had...
Philip Heyman
philip.heyman@...
Dec 4, 2005 3:13 pm
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Hi Philip, Interesting to read your warning. I just forwarded about four weeks of e-mail exchange to my accountant to ask if he thought I was looking at a...
PeggyWard1@...
Dec 4, 2005 4:29 pm
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I agree the emails sound strange, but where's the scam? They want to find out where you live? In order to, what, steal your viola? They are asking for a...
I would never reply to any email originating from an unknown/untrusted sender. There are many creative hackers in biz. to steal your data. They operate in...
Steve Crouse
s.crouse@...
Dec 5, 2005 12:01 am
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I would be very careful about dealing with anyone in Nigeria. Go into any search engine and type in " e-mail scams " . There is a gang of stuff about...
robert davis
catkeel2@...
Dec 5, 2005 1:05 am
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This is a bi-weekly reminder. To unsubscribe from the list, send a blank e-mail to viola-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com . You will then receive an e-mail to...
viola@yahoogroups.com
Dec 5, 2005 1:21 am
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Philip Heyman said he had heard that they send a check for too much money and then request a refund which we, of course, willingly send. Then the original...
PeggyWard1@...
Dec 5, 2005 1:32 am
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This scam has been discussed on the harp lists I belong to as well as the recorder list, I believe. All variations of the same story. Denise in WI...