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Subject:
Transposing (was: four foot treble)
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robert john utterback <[log in to unmask]>
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Harpsichords and Related Topics <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Wed, 11 Nov 1998 10:38:55 -0500
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On Tue, 10 Nov 1998, Peter W. Redstone wrote:
 
> No! Transposing is a miserable expedient!
 
No.  Transposing is, where there exists more than one pitch standard (as
is the case nowadays in early music), a *necessity*--at least for those of
us who cannot afford multiple instruments. A transposable keyboard may be
a miserable expedient, at least from a builder's point of view, but I have
yet to hear of a truly superior (and viable) alternative.  Solution,
anyone?
 
Rob Utterback

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