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Re: superhuman intonation/marcellus

Author: Ken Shaw ★2017
Date: 2003-03-24 20:59

HAT -

What I meant to say, probably at too-great length, was that better equipment makes things easier, and that top players insist on it. There's no magic bullet, but some instruments are better in tune and easier to play than others.

I got a "Lyric by Pedler" several years ago just to have out on a peg to pick up. Recently, I tried for 20 minutes without success to find an adjustment that would be even close to in tune. I'm pitching it and switching to an older Buffet, even though leaving it out might cause cracks, because I didn't want to train myself to play inherently out of tune. Of course every instrument has to be played in tune, but some are more impossible than others.

You start with something that's close.

Ken Shaw

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