<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotechtech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotechtech@ptg.org">pianotech</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, 2004 1:43 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Fw: D-D Temperament....</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=joegarrett@earthlink.net = href="mailto:joegarrett@earthlink.net">Joe Garrett</A> </DIV> <DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=pianotech-request@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech-request@ptg.org">pianotech-request@ptg.org</A> = </DIV> <DIV><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, July 13, 2004 12:59 PM</DIV> <DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: D-D Temperament....</DIV></DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil Ryan said: "<FONT face="Times = New Roman" size=3>Has anyone tried out the D to D Temperament presented in the = July <BR>Journal?  I'm looking for any edge I can find to get me through = the <BR>tuning test, but found it most confusing for a neophyte aural = tuner.  <BR>Has anyone used it and would recommend I take another look at it?<BR><BR>Phil Ryan</FONT><BR></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Phil,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>First of all, it IS NOT a D-D = Temperament! An A-A temperament is set BETWEEN A3 and A4. A true C-C temperament is set = BETWEEN C3 and C4. This does not even come close to those perameters. Further, this = obsession, he has regarding tuning all unisons as you go, is, IMO, not = the way for a beginning technician to go. For a skilled technician.....maybe, IMHO</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>I know I'm treading on thin ice, here, = as the author is highly regarded, and rightly so, but this ain't what it says = it is. For learning techicians there are many better technicques and = temperaments to use, IMHO.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Best Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett,  R.P.T.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Captain, Tool Police</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Squares R I</DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>