<HTML>In a message dated 12/29/01 5:07:29 PM Central Standard Time, From:    pianotoo@imap2.asu.edu (Jim Coleman, Sr.) writes: <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">PS for those interested, I will be doing a 3 hour class on historical tuning. There will be 3 Steinway L's, each of which will have a different tuning. This conference will be on Jan 4, 5th at the Arizona State University Music building. There will be professional pianists there to play the piano for your listening pleasure. Handouts will show how to develop your own Well temperaments using a computer spreadsheet. There will be several other very interesting classes. See the Journal for contact information and registration fee.</BLOCKQUOTE>. Dear Doc, I am so glad to read about this.  I'm interested to know which HT's you'll be presenting but I'm happiest to know that you will be promoting the idea of creating one's own Well Tempered Tuning or other HT style. One point that continually comes up is that many people feel that they *must* copy some dusty old temperament that never was meant for or used on a modern piano.  When they get bitten by that nasty old "wolf" that is always there, it is easy to conclude that ET is the only way,  then sadly, proceed to tune none other than Reverse Well without ever realizing it. There is no *Law* regarding temperament and octaves.  There is an instrument which *begs* to be tuned so that it can produce truly great sounding music.  I hope you really stress the idea of exploration and creation of new, mildly unequal, Cycle of 5ths based temperaments that really make the piano come alive with resonance and texture. Sincerely, Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin <A HREF="http://www.billbremmer.com/">Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-</A> </HTML>