Inharmonicity Judgments: wide 5ths

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 2/25/99 2:56:01 PM Central Standard Time,
pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu writes:

<< I
    have even been known to let the 5ths be on the wide side to accomplish 
    this in extreme cases. >>

This is one of the great ironies of compensating for inharmonicity.  I first
heard about it from Steve Fairchild.  It is most common in the treble and bass
sections but it sometimes can happen in the low tenor too.

This is the reason why I have absolutely no problem with a piano which has a
so-called, "poor" scale design.  Send me your Acrosonics, your Whitmores, your
Rudolf Wurlitzers, your Betsy Ross Spinets, and I'll give you the sweetest
sounding tuning you've ever heard.

Since I do not feel constrained to nor obligated to tune that which is
virtually impossible on these instruments anyway, the Almighty Equal
Temperament, you'll find my Acrosonic tunings replete with wide 5ths.  I have
had many, many customers volunteer the statement, "I have just *never* heard
my piano sound *so* good!"  They recommend me to others and I do it for them
too.

So much for "Common Law" and "Unethical, if not illegal *behavior*".  Baloney!
If it sounds good, do it.

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin