plate tension and temperaments

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Julia writes:

<< Would tuning a Valotti or Young temperament play havoc on the 
harp/plate tensions? In other words, would I have trouble stablizing a piano 
back 
to ET if me (or a customer) did not like it?  >>

I have never had any problems moving among these tunings.  The cumulative 
difference is very small.  What I have run into more often are customers that 
tell me that they never want to go back to strict ET, (currently about 90% of 
customers).



Ed Foote RPT 
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