12 tuning forks=ETD?

[Richard Moody]

I see James Broadwood's suggestion of using  twelve tuning forks
as addressing a problem that existed then as it does today.

"Those who, after giving this method an attentive trial, are still
unable to
satisfy themselves in the temperament, may have recourse to a set
of twelve forks correctly tuned, to twelve semitones in the
octave..."
(1811)


The aids  in 1811 were tuning forks, the aids today include
the Korg you mention and much more advanced ETDs available for
those "unable to satisfy themselves in the temperament..." ---rm



----- Original Message -----
From: Ron Koval <drwoodwind@hotmail.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 9:29 AM
Subject: 12 tuning forks=ETD?


>
> Since no one else picked up on this,


>He (JB) gave a pattern, a step by step sequence.
> If that didn't work, for amateurs, he also  suggested parallel
> tuning from 12 tuning forks, (in 1811 !!) the modern equivalent
of
> advocating tuning from an ETD.  There will be arguments on this
> but I will address them as they come.
> <snip>
>
> ric, do you see these as the same?  Maybe if we're talking about
a Korg to
> set the temperament, and then matching the rest by ear, but
really, are you
> ready to throw all the modern gear in that same pile?
>
> Ron Koval
>