October 2002 Piano Technicians Journal Issue

[Don]

Hi Bill,

The 5:4 ratio was pointed out in 1961 by a Mr. Foley of Vancouver.
Unfortunately no one listened.

At 04:14 PM 10/7/02 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 10/7/02 10:09:41 AM Central Daylight Time,
>kam544@gbronline.com writes:
> 
> 
> The article by Owen Jorgensen has some extremely relevant quotes and 
> comments that were quite frankly, pleasantly entertaining and 
> resolving statements for me concerning equal and unequal temperaments 
> in general.
> 
>
> 
>    In my view, it took the PTG, Bill Garlick and the Standardized Tuning
>Exam for great numbers of technicians to finally effect a true aural ET
tuning.
> 
>   They represent the highest degree of progress and development in piano
>technology that each and every one of us can use on a daily basis.
> 
>    
> 
>  I like the old fashioned term, "Bearing Plan" because it implies the
>order in which the notes are tuned, not the kind of actual temperament
>which is being tuned.
> 
>  After all, it would be possible to use any particular sequence to tune
>any number of temperaments.
> 
>  The ideas are excellent.
> 
> Bill Bremmer RPT
> Madison, Wisconsin
> www.Billbremmer.com 

Regards,
Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T.

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