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<div>I have a piano teacher who has 2 grands side by side. As an experiment & for her students' education, we tuned one at ET and the other the Vallotti-Young. (I use an ETD, so that would eliminate any "prejudice" on my part.) <A href="http://www.rollingball.com/images/HT5.htm">http://www.rollingball.com/images/HT5.htm</A> <A href="http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/scale_vallotti_young.html">http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com/scale_vallotti_young.html</A> <A href="http://www.kylegann.com/histune.html">http://www.kylegann.com/histune.html</A></div>
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<div>After 3 months, about half of her students liked the V-Y temperament better. They claimed it was easier to play their pieces (Mozart, Chopin, etc) on the V-Y piano. There was even a comment that the runs were easier. (The other half didn't seem to care either way. No one hated the V-Y.)</div>
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<div>Our next experiment will be when there's a Music Teachers' meeting at this lady's house... and we'll tune the differences again, and have them play their favorite pieces.</div>
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<div>It's fun to experiment... Bill Fritz, StLouis</div>
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<div style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fff; MARGIN: 0px; FONT-FAMILY: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Sans-Serif; COLOR: #000; FONT-SIZE: 12px" id=AOLMsgPart_30_33d4d763-4033-4ff7-b798-e934c93477bd>On 4/29/2012 9:31 PM, Ron Koval wrote: <br>
> Well fer sure, I don't think I ever wrote that I tuned at that <br>
> resolution. <br>
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Nope, you didn't, or even hint it. <br>
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>It just makes sense to set the target <br>
> up at a specific location based on the math - there's gonna be some +/- <br>
> going on in the real world... <br>
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Obviously, and also obviously in varied perceptions of where the real world starts. While I'm not an alternate temperamenter, I appreciate someone like you and Jason who care enough about your interests to explore them and report your findings for others of like interest. <br>
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