Normally stretched treble sounds flat

[harvey]

Uh-oh John, now that you put it in this context, I may have to 
reconsider my approach. Other than clean (and solid) unisons, 
clean double/triple octaves are where I put a lot of emphasis. 

Does this mean I must start asking about the artist and scores 
(Horace and Avery are particularly big on this), then refuse to tune 
where lot's of  arpeggio's are indicated? 

Jim Harvey'
[just when I thought I finally had it right]


On 14 Feb 2001, at 20:08, John D. Chapman wrote:
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> When we use equal temperament we are already compromising
> everything but the octaves.  If we tune the double octaves pure,
> or even the triple octaves pure, our octaves can sound good to
> us, but to many listeners melodic lines will sound cramped, flat
> in the treble and sharp in the bass.  Here another compromise
> might help.  Do we want beautiful octaves and cramped
> arpeggios, or do we compromise the octaves?
> I feel that this stretched tuning works especially well in big
> halls, or in situations where the piano needs to carry or cut
> through a muffling environment. 
> 
> John Chapman RPT