Jeff writes: << However, it seems that it is the tuners who are making it their business of selling the historical temperaments, rather than the customers requesting them because of their knowledge and expertise.<< In this instance, the customers are woefully ignorant. Approached properly, they delight in the resources offered by non-ET tuning. >>I think it is a bad precedent for the tuners to have to sell particular temperaments to musicians who have doctorates in their field if they don't know they need it. It sets us up for becoming the experts at this temperament appropriateness selection process.<< I think that is good. Bill Garlick, long ago, taught us that a large part of successful customer relations was to be a teacher. He was right. >>There is very little time spent on temperament in collegiate music education. Apparently, music academia doesn't see it as a high priority. >> Yet, but that is changing. Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html <BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1215855013x1201028747/aol?redir=http://www.freecreditreport.com/pm/default.aspx?sc=668072%26h mpgID=62%26bcd=DecemailfooterNO62)</HTML>
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