Hi Howard, I DID read your post and I understood your question regarding a "small" temperament. An unstretched temp. would cause thirds to slow down except at the bass where they would speed up and then slow down again. Into the treble they would get faster then slower again before speeding up again. That all supposes one stretched octaves leaving the temp. octave. Part of the exercise I mentioned was to keep the stretch at a minimum temp and out from temp. The temp thirds were a little faster and progressed more slowly. The same for the sixths. I did think of your question but expanded it to include the entire piano as my experiment did. No finger shaking here unless you have donuts on them. Newton
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