Beat Rates in music

[David Andersen]

>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. 
Yes.  My method as well.
> 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.
>
>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. 


> Some Electronic Tuning Devices 
>have some choices about the amount of stretch which can be applied to a 
>tuning but I prefer to make this determination entirely by ear with the 
>piano 
>itself telling me what the best compromise is.
I agree. Solving these problems with my own wet computer is the most 
fun........David Andersen