Post #2941374
2026-05-06 07:02 UTC
@graham@mastodon.n6.io @cordova5029@dragonscave.space @MutedTrampet@dragonscave.space @bill@mastodon.n6.io Yeah it must be the speed of the recording because before he goes into the main part, it sounds like he hits something like an e higher than the top c.
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@graham@mastodon.n6.io 2026-05-06 07:13
@KaraLG84 @cordova5029 @MutedTrampet @bill@mastodon.n6.io I assume you're referring to "Tiger Rag". I think it's just that the recording tech of the day couldn't capture the high notes so well. Also pianos can be tuned a bit funny at their extremes and that's more apparent on pianos smaller than concert grands ... Art Tatum may well have recorded on something that wasn't a concert grand; that might explain things actually: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-octave#Stretched_octave