Ed, I keep three jazz clubs here in the Coleman 11, they love it even though only one of the piano players is aware of the non-Et temperament. Ric, A teacher here never liked the C7 in ET or Moore but once I tuned it in Broadwood's Best she likes the piano. Terry, At Ed's suggestion, I started the HT venture with the Rep. Vic (Thos. Moore) Temp. A nice first step. But after tuning a Broadwood's Best..."That's the way a piano is supposed to sound", was my immediate reaction. Broadwood's Best is now my default tuning. ET on request (I have a few customers who prefer this, no problem). Cy, I say, start them out right with a WT. Give them the intonation and key colouring that the music draws upon. Shortly after receiving my VT, I tuned a console in my shop in ET. The piano sounded edgy and harsh. I retuned it in Moore. The piano transformed into a sonorous instrument (as much as it could be). Night & Day. I was sold. In the scheme of things, temperament is down on the list of priorities. Unisons and octaves are paramount. A concert last Fall had a review which mentioned that the piano was in perfect tune. I don't believe it was my squeaky clean unisons and octaves which prompted that remark. I give most of the credit to the Broadwood Best Well Temperament which provided the foundation for the tuning. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@comcast.net ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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