Has anyone ever heard of a "Jazz" tuning?

[David Love]

Well I know you're being facetious but my experience is that good jazz
players are some of the most discriminating when it comes to tuning.  In
contrast to what Mr. Bremmer has suggested, I think jazz is best served by
ET.  Maintaining the continuity of character of altered chords in various
keys, I think, is a benefit that is served not only by an equal temperament,
but from one that is not overly stretched.  A cleaner tuning will keep the
thirds more in check so that the dissonances brought out by the liberal use
of 2nd's, 9ths, 7ths, etc.,  will bring more color and contrast.  Here,
harmony's the thing.  No doubt, there will be those who disagree--but of
course they're wrong.  (Yes, just joking.)

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: April 08, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: Has anyone ever heard of a "Jazz" tuning?


> Have you ever heard the expression "close enough for jazz"? Maybe it's
just a quick and dirty tuning?
>
> Terry Farrell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David and Julie Streit" <pianomann777@hotmail.com>
> To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 08, 2002 9:39 PM
> Subject: Has anyone ever heard of a "Jazz" tuning?
>
>
> I had a friend from Arkansas call and ask me a question.  This friend is
learning how to tune and one of her "guinea pigs" requested that her piano
be tuned to the "jazz" method.  All I can think of is that maybe a "Jazz"
tuning is some kind of newfangled temperament. Maybe Arkansas just has it's
own way of being different. :0)
>
> Has anyone ever heard of the "Jazz Method"?  And can you explain it?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave Streit, RPT
> AAA Piano Service
> Beaverton, OR
>
>
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