David Love's comments re. "Stretch"(ugh there's that word 'gin)

[Farrell]

Interesting info Bill. I am very much a newbie regarding refining a tuning to this degree, so please forgive my elementary level of questions. I would assume your personal guidelines stated below are generalities - or perhaps for a specific application? I imagine your stretch would vary from the one extreme of an in-home spinet (lesser amount of stretch) to a S&S D to be used in a concerto (greater amount of stretch)? Obviously there will be a continuum between these two extremes. Where does the amount of stretch described below lie within this continuum? Would you please describe your two extremes of this continuum as you did below? Thanks so much. 

I have to admit, that I've just been kinda plodding along trying to get a good double octave and making sure nothing else sounded too terribly bad. I would like to try these extremes out, see how they sound on different pianos, and in different environments (home/stage). Thanks again.

Terry Farrell
  
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Subject: Re: David Love's comments re. "Stretch"(ugh there's that word 'gin)


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> I personally prefer balancing the double octave and octave and 5th through 
> about half of the 6th octave, then make the top octave and a half match 
> triple octaves below.  This does not mean you have to start with an overly 
> stretched octave in the midrange but you do have to start making compromises 
> beyond A4 in order to not have dissonant single octaves higher on up.  In the 
> bass, I balance 4ths, 5ths and octaves and test for equal beating intervals 
> where I can.  For the sub and 1st octave, I balance the double octave and 
> double octave 5th to get the most pleasant resonance.
> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin
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