----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 8:30 PM Subject: Stretch Vs.Temperament, (was Beat Rates) > I have met people that don't register any difference between > temperaments, ET or otherwise, and those that feel it is one of the most > profound discoveries in their musical pursuit,.......... Ed's statment above hits the bedrock of the so called temperament debates. Some people are more sensitive than others. Being a "less sensitive" doesn't mean I disdain tuning in other than ET. Unfortunatly I can't hear the difference in music being played, or in music when I play it. Only when I test the intervals as a tuner does can I hear the difference. Now for people who claim to hear the difference and seek tunings other than ET I hope they have all the right in the world. If I prefer ET I hope I have the same rights. If indeed there exists a substantial number of people who can't hear the difference, I as a piano tuner am willing and able to satisfy their desires and tune for them a very good ET. If there is a substantial number of people who can appreciate the difference, then yes, let them be educated and then choose any number of different temperaments. Ed Wrote > Greetings, > I think it was Don that wrote: > >>It is my contention that the octave stretch style used has a much larger > >>affect on the sound of the piano than the often subtle differences between > > >temperaments. > > Well, my experience leads me to disagree. It may be that those who can't hear the difference in temperament may be more sensitive to octave stretching. A few simple tests can be designed to reveal the difference if it exists. If enough participate in blind tests offering HT's Vs ET or stretched ET's we will progress a long way in the question of temperament and tuning and its effects on tonality. ---ric
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