You can get the whole scoop in the August 1997 Piano Technicians Journal. Howard S. Rosen, RPT Boynton Beach, Florida ---------- > From: Loren Frost <frosty@oregontrail.net> > To: pianotech@ptg.org > Subject: Re: Tuning > Date: Tuesday, September 23, 1997 2:33 AM > > Hi, This tuning with perfect 5ths is interesting to me. Did I read it > right? I'd like to know more about it. Where do you start and what is the > procedure? Is there written material on this? I'm a music teacher who tunes > some. I'm slow because I don't tune a lot but tune quite well I think and > am anxious to learn as much as I can. Any help would be appreciated. > > Loren Frost > > From: Howard S. Rosen <hsrosen@emi.net> > > To: Pianotech <pianotech@ptg.org> > > Subject: Tuning > > Date: Monday, September 22, 1997 2:39 PM > > > > Dear List, > > > > Let's talk about a new topic...TUNING (unusual for this list) > > > > I am exhilarated by my recent tunings of equal temperament with perfect > > 5ths (a la Jim Colemen Sr. in recent PTJ article). Up until now my > musical > > ear for the past 25 years struggled against my tuner's ear for a > satisfying > > 5th and 6th octave. With this new tuning procedure I am able to stretch > > evenly and to the right amount for a greater sounding treble. By > stretching > > right from the temperament, using a PERFECT 5th as a guide, the resulting > > octaves are wider than what we are used to. (4ths are also slightly > faster) > > However, I'll accept it in return for a much more musical 5th and 6th > > octave. I really love to hear clean triple octaves now and the treble can > > be very satisfying when listening melodically. > > > > Tuning a new temperament is always difficult and time consuming until you > > get used to it. I suggest that you spend 4 or 5 minutes at each job. When > > you get stuck, return to your old method and move on. After a few days > you > > will be getting used to the new procedure. > > > > TRY IT........YOU'LL LIKE IT
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