I just had an epiphany about ET. Supposedly it allows a pianist to play equally in all keys. That might be true of the harmonies produced, but the layout of the piano keyboard does not allow a pianist to play equally in all keys. The simple fact that the black keys are shorter and skinnier makes it impossible to play equally well in all keys. For example, when playing a passage in Eb minor, as opposed to C minor, the touch is different and there is less room to move around in. So even in ET, there will be different colors in the keys due to the different touch of the keyboard in the different keys. Flame suit on, Charles
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