Michael Meade said: >> I never tune my temperament by octave anyway, it must be done for at least an octave and a half to meet the power requirements of each instrument. Incidentally, this is the only way to also achieve good double and triple, dare I say, "piano - wide", octaves, when played in a robust concert artist style.>> Michael, Thank you for your post..and thanks to everyone who has exposed themselves to using expanded temperaments. The more I experiment with the expanded temperament, the more I learn about how I want the instrument to sound. I agree the good double and triple octaves are more easily achieved by expanding the temperament..that has been my experience to date. Just today, I tuned a Wurlitzer C-153 using this method..now granted, this instrument is not a concert-quality instrument, but it is the home of a customer who wants the best that their dollar will get from me..using this expanded type of temperament, I was able to achieve good double and triple octaves at an earlier 'point' on the instrument..I don't remember exactly where, but it was around C6. In the past, I couldn't achieve good double and triples until at least half-way into the 6th octave, approaching the 7th octave. Pulling hairs? Perhaps..I don't have a whole lot more to yank at anyway. Again, thanks to all who have contributed to this thread..I've learned something from sharing my experiences..hopefully, someone out there got something out of it also..that's what we do, right? Phil PS - I am looking forward to using this method to the Historicals in the very near future..I'm almost ready to take the dive (confidence, ya know?).
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