historical temperaments

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David writes: 
<< I wasn't quite clear from what you wrote.  Did you mean Beethoven in

Kirnberger or Werckmeister, or something else.>>

We have recorded two CD's, and Beethoven is on both of them,(well, at least a 
facsimile of his musical intentions (:)}}) 
   The first, Beethoven in The Temperaments uses a Kirnberger for two sonatas 
and a Young for two.  Our second CD,(6 Degrees) presents a Haydn sonata on a 
Kirnberger and Beethoven's 110  on a Young. 
   Ironically enough,  it was a review of Isacoff's book in The New Republic 
that mentioned 6 Degrees, and we saw the sales begin to increase almost 
immediately.  Last Sunday, in the New York Times Book Review, we were 
mentioned, by name, in a letter to the editor, and I have been in contact 
with the editor.  He asked me to send him copies of the recordings, so it is 
possible that we will be reviewed .  If so,  hang on to your charts and ears, 
it is going to be a wild ride, ( which was my intention when I started this 
"this crusade" in 1993. 
   Isacoff's book "Temperament" has proposed that ET was the great riddle 
that solved music's great mystery.  There were initially a lot of glowing 
reviews of the book, written by people that have never tuned a piano.  It 
made good press, but, in the words of the Times editor, the reviewer is 
getting a LOT of heat, since Isacoff's book basically glossed over the real 
riddle, and made Mozart and Bach's music possible!!  He has confused the lack 
of meantone wolves with equality, duh. 
    I have written a critical review of the book and expect, at some point, 
to be involved in a debate with the author.  In the meantime,  our 6 Degree 
record has moved in front of over 215,000 other titles on Amazon.com's sales 
rankings,(in three weeks).  We still have another 14,000 to go before we 
reach number 1, but the recording is showing some good strength, and the 
number of piano owners interested in exploring the alternatives is steadily 
increasing, hence my efforts on this list and at the conventions to get 
tuners up to speed on the subject. There is money to be made with variety.  
   This is all a work in progress, it is all old/new and offers an 
opportunity for tuners to expand horizons.  Stay tuned(!) for further 
developments. 
Regards, 
Ed Foote RPT