advice needed

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi James:

The coleman IV Well Temperament, although not an historical temperament,
(I just invented it about 2 years ago) is very close to EQ. It is so easy
to program on a SAT that I used to do it on the fly. There are only 4 
notes to change by 2 cents from a regular FAC tuning. It is a little 
milder than the 18th century Victorian Well by Moore which I have used 
on Church pianos that played in unison with EQ tempered organs with never a
complaint. Both of these I think are in your list of historical tunings on
your RCT.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

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On Tue, 20 Jan 1998, pianoman wrote:

> Hi People,
> With all the historical temperament stuff going on and since the RCT is
> capable of over 50 of them:
> 1.  What would be the closest thing to equal temperament to try on a
> non-critical type tuning of a mediocre piano?
> 2.  With the type of temperament used, what would be the main
> characteristics to listen for in the way music would sound with it?
> James Grebe
> R.P.T. from St. Louis
> pianoman@inlink.com
> "A diamond is coal that stayed there", give me the patience to stay.
>