Temperament "discussion"

[Richard Moody]

Yes the "temperament discussions" are alive and well "off line".
There are a few of us offering temperament schemes in a rational
and scholarly manner.   It is not so much discussion but rather
simple exchange.  For example, by clicking on
remoody@midstatesd.net   you can request the following  that I
have composed.......(as in put together).......
    Making Sense of Cents
    Pietro Aaron and Meantone
            Text  (Eng. trans)
            Commentary on text
    James Broadwood and ET 1811
            Text
            Commentary on text
    Claude Montal and ET
            (Translation) (with permission from translator)
            Synopsis
    Notes on Aural Tuning of  Meantone, compare Wm  B White 1911
             vs  Aaron,  1624
    Notes on Aural Tuning of ET by 5ths ....... Broadwood   vs
Moore and                   Moore, as described by Ellis (1877)

Comparison of Aural Tuning as judged by SAT   (video) (in
production)    Comparison of SAT Tuning as judged by Aural
(video) (forth coming)

    Aural vs SAT vs RCT vs TuneLab vs Verituner vs Peterson vs
Yamaha
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remoody@midstatesd.net    for details)


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----- Original Message -----
From: <JStan40@aol.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 15, 2002 4:42 PM
Subject: Re:Temperament "discussion"


> In a message dated 09/14/2002 5:53:44 PM Central Daylight Time,
> pianotech-request@ptg.org writes:
>
>
> > Thanks Ron, I was wondering if anybody out there was making
any
> > distinctions.
>
> Ron and Ed,
>
> Yes, there are many (I'm confident) who make the distinction of
which you
> speak.  Bob Russell makes a good point in saying that we'd be
well off not to
> reply when the vitriol flows again, which it certainly will.
This, however,
> should not mean an end to reasoned discussion and information
concerning the
> main topic.  I, for one, am interested, have been interested,
and will remain
> interested.
>
> Thanks for the reasoned approach and the willingness to keep
trying!
>
> Stan Ryberg
> Barrington IL
> Associate Member
> mailto:jstan40@aol.com
>