Re: Intervals enharmony question

[Shane Brandes]

Then there is always "what is more out of tune than two flutes? One flute"

Shane B.

On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 11:34 PM, Paul Scott <address@hidden> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 30, 2018 at 10:27:10PM +0200, Hans Åberg wrote:
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>> > On 30 Apr 2018, at 22:23, Torsten Hämmerle <address@hidden> wrote:
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>> > Hans Åberg-2 wrote
>> >> I play the flute, and I checked with one of my teachers who sits on one of
>> >> the operas here.
>> >
>> > Hi Hans,
>> >
>> > It's funny that you mention the flute of all instruments. It reminds me of
>> > the old joke
>> > "How do you get two flute players to play in unison?" - - - "Shoot one!"
>> >
>> > No offence meant, I just couldn't resist :)
>>
>> Flutes have a very definite pitch, making it hard to play in unison, unlike 
>> strings then. It is mentioned in Blatter's book on orchestration.
>
> I've only heard this joke about piccolo players where the tuning is much more
> difficult.
>
> Paul
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