more on this temperament thing

[David Love]

Things needn't always be black or white--wouldn't life be simpler if they
were.  HT's are what they are and should be looked at in terms of what some
musicians then and now find more aesthetically pleasing for a variety of
reasons.  If they don't appeal to you then don't use them.  I have some
customers with multiple pianos who prefer an HT on one and ET on the other.
Sometimes a well temperament suites their musical needs and sometimes it
doesn't.  So much arguing about what is better is a bit like the Mad
Hatter's Tea Party.

David Love

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ron Nossaman" <RNossaman@KSCABLE.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: October 17, 2001 4:30 PM
Subject: Re: more on this temperament thing


> >>>I know it's not politically correct to say it, but I like ET, and the
more
> >E the better!!<<
> >   I don't think there is anything politically incorrect other than
> >condemnation of others that choose paths unlike our own.  I like ET also,
> >just not for EVERYTHING.
> >Thanks for the note.
> >Regards,
> >Ed Foote RPT
>
> Now just a darn minute there Ed. I fail to understand how disagreement
with
> your view constitutes condemnation in a temperament discussion when it's
> just a disagreement in most other subjects. These are opinions, not
edicts.
> It ain't physics, it's subjectivity, and I sure didn't read anything
> remotely like condemnation there, for those choosing any sort of path at
> all. Everybody can walk past the bell ringer without tossing a buck in the
> pot if they so choose, without condemning anything at all.
>
> Ron N