Billbrpt, et al,
At 10:00 10/22/98 EDT, you wrote:
>The idea that a Korg type electronic tuner would provide the correct
>information for each note shows how the general public is also easily
>persuaded to accept an idea which actually alters significantly the way music
>originally sounded. It never has been and is still not necessary today to
>have an equalized scale.
Just to increase your knowledge as to what a "Korg type" can do:
Korg Model MT-1200
Preprogrammed temperaments
1 - Equal temperament
2 - Pure (major)
3 - Pure (minor)
4 - Meantone
5 - Pythagorean
6 - Werckmeister III
7 - Kirnberger III
8 - Vallotti & Young
plus 2 programmable channels
Pitch A49 variable 390Hz to 470Hz.
Match needle or tone
RE: tuning -
>It will continue to be the object of research and development for a long
time to come.
The results of which will not affect in the slightest the opinions of:
>Bill Bremmer RPT >Madison, Wisconsin
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