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[Jim]

Hi James:

My experience is that the pure 5ths temp. sounds great in the treble on
all of the pianos so far. For some pianos, the bass gets a little too
wide.

Jim C. Sr.

On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, pianoman wrote:

> 
> 
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> > From: Jim <pianotoo@IMAP2.ASU.EDU>
> > To: JIMRPT@aol.com
> > Cc: pianotech@ptg.org
> > Subject: Re:  query
> > Date: Thursday, July 31, 1997 6:18 PM
> > 
> > Hi Everyone:
> > 
> > The pure 5ths temperament would probably fail the PTG test in the mid-
> > range section, since the tolerance is only 1 cent. The octaves are 
> > stretched around 2 to 3 cents. It may sound better overall, but it was
> > not designed to help one pass the test. One would be wise to not allow
> > more than a half beat in the octaves of the midrange.
> > 
> >the  testee (?) has the capability to tune to the test
> > > parameters with the feeling being that if they can, then they can do
> any
> > > other tuning they set their mind to.
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Dear Jim,
> 	So far, in my trials I have found that the PFT works only on the best
> scaled pianos, Yamahas, Kawais, and the like.  It seems on average pianos
> things just get too wild and the pianos sound funny.  What is your
> experience on just average and less type pianos?
> James Grebe from St. Louis
> pianoman@inlink.com
>