more on this temperament thing

[Isaac OLEG SIMANOT]

Hi,
Sorry to jump abruptly in the thread, just want to say that I don't like
excessively rigid ET, but appreciate a lot a good one, witch use to add some
value to the sound of the instrument.

Besides, having "perfect pitch", it is difficult to me to appreciate HT
naturally, but I use to tune a 'Broad wood's best, or 'factory tuner' (with
an EDT), or simply make a 5ths and 4ths temperament, when I may tune a piano
I don't like the sound at first. On this if I where to tune a pure ET, the
result where that the defects of the piano became very clear.

I promised me to work on that (used to tune some meant one for choirs on a
tour), but did not take the time yet.

And, most of the concert tuners in Paris don't tune 'perfect' ET.

Only younger ones actually, when beginning to tune with perfect ET (from a
tenths point of view), easy to switch to some kind of 'pure tenth
temperament' at a moment or another.

Isaac OLEG


> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> de David Ilvedson
> Envoyé : jeudi 18 octobre 2001 18:34
> À : pianotech
> Objet : Re: more on this temperament thing
>
>
> Richard,
>
> Personal tastes certainly have something to do with this but in my
> experience it is the personal tastes of my customers that have dictated my
> tuning.  I'll tune HTs when I get requests for them.  So far not a one and
> I have mentioned HT to discerning customers.  I don't think that because
> I'm in the tuning business it is my responsibility to be on a crusade to
> share the HTs with the world.  I personally have experimented with a few
> via my SAT III but I play mostly Jazz and got tired of cringing...I think
> if I were in a University situation I would definitely have a few rooms
> with HT tunings.
>
> I expect soon to be lambasted by the far right (as in "I'm right, your
> not")..;-]
>
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> On 10/18/01 at 9:08 AM Richard Brekne wrote:
>
> >David Ilvedson wrote:
> >
> >> I still love ET...its cool!
> >>
> >> David I.
> >>
> >
> >They are all cool.  Heck thats what its all about. We dont have to like
> >them to tune them. I fail really to see the difference between someone
> >who wont tune an HT because of personal tastes, and someone who refuses
> >to tune ET on the same basis.
> >
> >I dont see that it is our job to pass subjective personal tastes
> >judgements on temperaments. We get paid to tune them, as best as is
> >possible. Why should we impose our personal likes or dislikes on anyone
> >else ?
> >
> >--
> >Richard Brekne
> >RPT, N.P.T.F.
> >Bergen, Norway
> >mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no
>
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