Scaling back

[pianoman]

Your level is definitely rising!  BUT I'm not sure it in endorphins. :>)
James Grebe
R.P.T. of the P.T.G. from St. Louis, MO. USA, Earth
pianoman@inlink.com
"A terrible thing happens when you stop promoting--Nothing.".

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> From: Ron Nossaman <nossaman@SOUTHWIND.NET>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Scaling 
> Date: Wednesday, April 01, 1998 7:06 AM
> 
> 4/1/98
> 
> I've come up against a seemingly insurmountable problem that someone out
> there might be able to help me with. There is a very good chance that one
of
> the instruments in my shop at the moment will ultimately be used in a
venue
> requiring that it be tuned in a number of different historical
temperaments.
> I am rescaling the beast, and my problem is this. Does anyone have
rescaling
> software that optimizes for temperaments other than ET? Since tensions
and
> inharmonicity are computed from speaking length, wire gauge, wrap
diameters,
> length and positioning, and *frequency* determined by position in an ET
> scale, it wouldn't be exactly right for any other tuning scheme. This
could
> have tragic consequences considering the ultimate use to which this
> instrument will be put. Since it is apparently not possible to tune in ET
to
> infinite accuracy in the first place, and - since almost any deviation
from
> ET turns out to be a documented, or surmised, variant of some obscure
> temperament anyway - I suppose I'm looking for a scaling program that
> produces emotionally satisfying screen graphics of scale colorations that
> will (in use) trigger massive endorphin secretions in the brains of
> listeners of the music performed thereon, no matter what the tuning
scheme.
> Does anyone know of a nice fuzzy, friendly scaling program that will do
> this. I need a 'wild breast' soother, and I'd even take a beta version
for
> testing.  
> 
> Thanks in advance for your help. My endorphin levels are rising in
anticipation.
> 
>  Ron Nossaman