Huh?? was RE: pRCT got ears again...

[Alan Barnard]

I took it to mean that the 4ths and 5ths are both slower than 4ths and 5ths
in another temperament. He also said the octaves were "pure" which I take
to mean a pure 4:2 in the center, which would force a slightly narrower 4th
in some pianos if you didn't move the 5th. But I'm a little confused, too.

Could you post the temp sequence and what the suggested widths or beat
rates for each interval are, please?

Alan Barnard
Salem, Missouri


> [Original Message]
> From: John M. Formsma <john at formsmapiano.com>
> To: <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>; Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
> Date: 05/03/2006 9:55:19 PM
> Subject: Huh?? was RE: pRCT got ears again...
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
Behalf
> Of David Ilvedson
> Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 6:37 PM
> To: tune4u at earthlink.net; pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: RE: pRCT got ears again! was S.O.S. my pRCT has gone deaf!!!
>
> <<...4ths & 5ths were a bit slower beating than standard equal temperment
> (what ever that is).   Strictly pure octaves, F3-A3 was about 6 to 6.5
beats
> per second...leaning towards 6.   They used an A440 fork to tune A3
> (temperment starting point)  F3 -A3 = F3 - Fork>>
>
> How do you get 4ths and 5ths to both be slower? In equal temperament, a
> slower 5th means a faster 4th.
>
> John Formsma