<!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 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY style="COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>You could tune the Harmonium. Slow = going, but it can be done. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV><FONT size=2> <DIV><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Found this 1890 Steinway on the web. = This rare , signed ..B has an asking price of 900,000.00 - 1,200,000.00.  Any = one remember what the Alma-Tadema sold for in 1997?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Bob</FONT></DIV> <DIV><BR> <A href="http://www.levisauctions.com/levis.html">http://www.levisauctions= .com/levis.html</A> </DIV> <DIV></FONT><FONT size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Moffatt & Sons Piano Atelier<BR>Calgary, Alberta - = Canada<BR>Tel. 403 243-0385 <BR><A href="mailto:moffattr@cadvision.com">moffattr@cadvision.com</A></DIV> <DIV> <HR> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=dm.porritt@verizon.net = href="mailto:dm.porritt@verizon.net">David M. Porritt</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, November 28, = 2002 8:43 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Harmonium = temperament</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV>My best guess is out-of-whack.  Much of it is kind = of "reverse well"<BR>that has been talked about ad nauseam.  The C-E = third is wider than<BR>ET and F#-A# is narrower.  Others kind of fit in = between.  <BR><BR>If the pianist is happy, that's the name of the = game.  I probably<BR>would have just gone for a regular tuning, = and only adjusted the<BR>pitch from 440 by enough to match the Harmonium.  = Of course, when<BR>there is that much variance, how do you "match" the Harmonium?  <BR><BR>Again, if the customer is happy, it sounds = like you did the right<BR>thing.<BR><BR>dave<BR><BR>>pianotech list info: <A = = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A><BR><BR><BR>_____________________________<= BR>David M. Porritt<BR><A = href="mailto:dporritt@mail.smu.edu">dporritt@mail.smu.edu</A><BR>Meadow= s School of the Arts<BR>Southern Methodist University<BR>Dallas, TX = 75275<BR>_____________________________<BR><BR><BR>_______________________= ________________________<BR>pianotech list info: <A = href="https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives">http://www.ptg.org= /mailman/listinfo/pianotech</A></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>