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<DIV>You will find various opinions about which temperament(s) Beethoven played. No one knows for sure.</DIV>
<DIV>Try them and enjoy. Meanwhile, unless you have a piano of a vintage circa 1790 or 1810 or 1820, your piano does not sound like Beethoven's pianos, which changed over his lifetime. And don't forget the earplugs after 1805. By about 1820 you can leave out the strings, too, alas... </DIV>
<DIV>Ed S.<BR><BR><BR></DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid">-----Original Message----- <BR>From: KeyKat88@aol.com <BR>Sent: Sep 17, 2006 6:24 PM <BR>To: pianotech@ptg.org <BR>Subject: Temperaments <BR><BR><ZZZHTML><ZZZHEAD><ZZZMETA content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII" http-equiv="Content-Type" charset="US-ASCII"><ZZZMETA content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name="GENERATOR"></ZZZHEAD><ZZZBODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff">
<DIV>Greetings,</DIV>
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<DIV> Looking at the temperaments in the PTG archives, I am overwhelmed; and absolutely fascinated!!!</DIV>
<DIV> Surely, when the master of the firey, L.V Beethoven wrote his Moonlight Sonata or the Pathatique or <EM>any</EM> of his genius works, he was writing on a piano with the temperament of his day. </DIV>
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<DIV> Now, If I tune my piano, as a passionate fan of Beethoven to the temperament of that time, would I hear when I play his works, what he<EM><U><STRONG> truly</STRONG></U></EM> intended? Or would the difference be negligable / inconsequential between that temperament and our latest truly equal temperament? Me thinks I <EM><STRONG>would</STRONG></EM> hear the nuances of going from the key of c#minor to the key of Emajor within a mouvement. Seeking opinions and /or personal experience with this sort of thing.</DIV>
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<DIV> Also. business is finally, after 39 months, getting to be NOT hand to mouth anymore! It's getting pretty good, and (YippEEEE!!!) me thinks I am going to be able to afford to go to the Eastern Regional PTG Conference in 2007. I am looking <EM>so</EM> forward to meeting my senors / mentors on this list, who have graciously advised and encouraged me with my piano questions!</DIV>
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<DIV>Thank You!</DIV>
<DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV>
<DIV>Reading, PA</DIV></ZZZBODY></ZZZHTML></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY>