Beat Rates in music

[Richard Brekne]

Hi Bill, and thanks for the reply:

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:
 
> I have a general preference for octave stretch, yes, and
> that is for triple octaves across the piano to match
> perfectly.  This means that single and double octaves are
> slightly expanded and minimizes the tempering in the 5ths.
> This sounds a lot like what you have been doing.  This
> will generally give you the best sound for a large concert
> grand in a large room.
> 

I wonder if you could describe what you mean by << triple
octaves to match perfectly >>
in terms of octave types. Do you mean that you have 4:2:1
pure for example ?? or if not just how would you word this ?

>
> There are other circumstances, other kinds of pianos,
> different kinds of music and the personal taste of some
> very discriminating artists.  I use both temperament and
> octave size as a kind of "throttle" to give the piano a
> sound which is appropriate to the circumstances......

Interesting comments, and exactly the kind of thing I was
asking about. Thank you Bill.


> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin
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