<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=2>In a message dated 4/26/01 8:36:45 AM Central Daylight Time,
<BR>jformsma@dixie-net.com (John M. Formsma) writes:
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<BR>Is this one of your creations, or is it found in the Jorgensen book?
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<BR>No, it is actually a creation of Owen Jorgensen's. It is found only in his
<BR>hard to find second publication, the "Handbook" for tuning the Equal Beating
<BR>Temperaments.
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<BR>If you are really a good aural tuner though, I can describe how to tune it in
<BR>just a few words that you should be able to remember without even writing it
<BR>down:
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<BR>Tune A4, A3 as usual, then F3-A3-C#4-F4 exactly the same as in ET. (4:5
<BR>contiguous 3rds). Then, from each of those notes tunes so far, tune the 4th
<BR>and 5th that can be tuned from them perfectly pure. (From F3: Bb3 and C4.
<BR>From A3: D4 and E4. From C#4: F#3 and G#3.)
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<BR>Now there are just 3 remaining notes: G3, B3 and D#4. Tune each of these
<BR>Equal Beating: G3 so that it beats the same against C4 and D4. B3 so that
<BR>it beats the same against F#3 and E4. D#4 so that it beats the same against
<BR>G#3 and A#3.
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<BR>These tempered 4ths and 5ths will stand out markedly against all of the other
<BR>pure 4ths and 5ths. They are the same as you would have in 1/6 Comma
<BR>Meantone. However, if you will use my Tempered octaves idea, you will find
<BR>that you can even "hide" that sound. Also, when you play triads associated
<BR>with these tempered intervals, the Equal Beating effect will also "hide" the
<BR>tempering which is noticeable when the interval is played alone.
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<BR>In short, you will have an ET type sound but a far "cleaner" and "clearer"
<BR>one than with any other version of ET (contracted or stretched out).
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<BR>This idea is not new. It's been around for a long time. For some tuners, it
<BR>is the only temperament other than a strict ET that they will dare to try.
<BR>It is excellent for Jazz and as a concert grand tuning for a concerto. It
<BR>is, in fact, a favorite of Horace Greeley RPT. (We argued about that choice
<BR>a couple of years back on the list when he used it for the Beethoven Emperor
<BR>Concerto.) I prefer the Vallotti Temperament for that piece. Tom Cole RPT
<BR>attended the performance where Horace used it. I'm sure he still remembers
<BR>the sound.
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<BR>Try it sometime soon, you'll be amazed at the clarity and smoothness and
<BR>particularly that the 3rds & 6ths are exactly the same as in ET. It may
<BR>sound impossible but try it for yourself and see that it really does come out
<BR>that way.
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<BR></FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0">Bill Bremmer RPT
<BR>Madison, Wisconsin</FONT></HTML>