[CAUT] temperament

[Laurence Libin]

Right, but is there a published study, giving data? The underlying issue is 
that just because most pianists today aren't sensitive to slight 
differences, we can't assume that this was true of harpsichordists and 
fortepianists. This bears on the definition of ET: We might be more tolerant 
of deviance than they were, and more apt to accept variation under the 
umbrella of ET.  Just a thought.
Laurence

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Ilvedson" <ilvey at sbcglobal.net>
To: <caut at ptg.org>
Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [CAUT] temperament


> Certainly on harpsichords but you have to be quick... '-]
>
> David Ilvedson, RPT
> Pacifica, CA  94044
>
> ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> From: "Laurence Libin" <lelibin at optonline.net>
> To: caut at ptg.org
> Received: 4/22/2010 10:59:19 AM
> Subject: [CAUT] temperament
>
>
>>Would anyone care to speculate on what influence the rise of piano tuning 
>>as a
>>separate profession might have had on temperament issues? Over time, might 
>>the
>>profession have moved in the direction of homogenizing or standardizing 
>>tunings
>>more than had been the case earlier? If so, could this suggest that ET 
>>might have
>>become prevalent first in urban areas, where most tuners worked, and 
>>slower to
>>catch on in the provinces?
>
>>Are there any studies of whether temperaments are easier to distinguish on
>>harpsichords than on pianos, and on fortepianos compared to modern grands?
>
>>Laurence
>>