Greetings,
Does anyone have any thoughts on tuning a historic temperament on a
modern scaled pianos? When historic temps are tuned in a modern piano, is it
the string's nodes that cause a difference in the sound of the tuning as
compared to an older scale design?
Inside old uprights I see things such as: 1888 patented scale. It's
a reminder to me that a historic tuning will probably sound better on this
one than a newer piano. What temperaments are best on old uprights like this?
Certainly not a Valotti, this temp would be too old. Right? What
temperaments were being tuned say c. 1900?
Have Yamahas and Steinways been rescaled for E.T.?...or have these
makers kept the old scaling for those that prefer historic tunings?
Julia
PA
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