<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" = http-equiv=Content-Type> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.3105.105" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT size=2>And I'll echo those thoughts. As I have posted = numerous times before, wind instruments have a huge variation in internal tuning. Even = though they follow a careful format at the manufacturing level, there are too = many variables which will affect pitch.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT size=2>Tom Servinsky,RPT</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: = 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A href="mailto:JStan40@AOL.COM" = title=JStan40@AOL.COM>JStan40@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org" title=pianotech@ptg.org>pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 15, 2002 = 4:38 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: I wish (2nd = topic)</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT face="Bell MT" = lang=0 size=3 FAMILY="SERIF"><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face=Arial = lang=0 size=2 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:29:42 -0500<BR>From: Terry = Neely <<A = href="mailto:tlneely@mindspring.com">tlneely@mindspring.com</A>><BR>= Subject: Re: I Wish!( 2nd topic)<BR><BR>I wonder if anyone has done research = on wind instruments of the periods being<BR>discussed. Although these = instruments are adjustable, instruments such as the<BR>clarinet, flute, etc. = have a fixed relationship between the notes in the scale. It<BR>would seem = that this relationship would be fixed by the manufacturer in = the<BR>temperament style in use at that time.<BR>Terry Neely  Cary NC<BR></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT color=#000000 face="Bell MT" = lang=0 size=3 style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" FAMILY="SERIF">Terry = N.,<BR><BR>Not wishing to discourage some research into this area, I must still say that ALL = wind instruments have considerable leeway in pitch beyond the manufactured specifications--changes in embouchure alone can change the pitch by as = much as a quarter of a step.  This being the case, if the instrument in = question is even reasonably well made, the player can find a way to be in tune regardless of the temperament on whatever keyboard instrument might be = involved.  In short, there are too many variables, IMHO, for this = line of reasoning to be very satisfying.  (From the point of view of a = life-long brass player......)<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Stan Ryberg<BR>Barrington IL<BR>mailto:<U>jstan40@aol.com</U></FONT> = </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>