In a message dated 10/05/2000 10:10:02 AM, Ron K. wrote: <<This comes down to 'targeting'. If you picture ET as a straight line (equal width of thirds) ANY deviation will make that line no longer straight.>> Ron; OK point made and accepted. I think this was the line of reasoning I was following vis a vis "intentions". Without prejudice the particular temperamnet we 'attempt' or "intend" to place on a piano is not needfully what ends up there. Sometimes it is the pianos fault and sometimes it is our fault, though 'fault' is not quite the correct word. A well crafted temperament of any type does not have to be "perfect" in order to be a very very good temperament. This applies to all temperaments and each is as hard to get perfect, vis a vis "intentions", when the same parameters of +/- of "intentions" are applied to each. I think Mike J. summed it up very nicely when he wrote: " Can a piano be too perfect? We have photographs yet still love paintings. -Mike" As for the ETD vs tuning fork controversy...I prefer the tuning fork because I can get a nice clean tone by striking the fork on my knee...with the ETD all I get is a "thunk" and bruises on my knee! :-) Jim BRyant (FL)
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