<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4915.500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Mr. Bremmer, </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    My original posting = suggesting ET with lots of stretch was based on two factors. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>1)  I've tuned for a lot of Jazz = artists, and they practically have to beg me for the amount of stretch they want; way = more than I usually like, but it's jazz, I figure, and they like that = "lively" sound. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>2)  I suggested ET, because I = believe HTs are better at music that is more "consonous", if that's a word. Harmonious = might be better, but what I mean is music that is played in sonorous key = signatures, where you can really appreciate the tonal color. I am not about to try = to calculate all the different beat rates that would occur on certain = intervals that are already wide when a Dflat5flat9 or something like it is played = in some key like c#.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>    Glad you've had so = much success with it, though. </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV>Kevin E. Ramsey<BR><A href="mailto:ramsey@extremezone.com">ramsey@extremezone.com</A></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT size=2><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">In <BR>contrast to what Mr. Bremmer has suggested, I = think jazz is best served by <BR>ET.  Maintaining the continuity of = character of altered chords in various <BR>keys, I think, is a benefit that is = served not only by an equal temperament, <BR>but from one that is not overly = stretched.  A cleaner tuning will keep the <BR>thirds more in check so = that the dissonances brought out by the liberal use <BR>of 2nd's, 9ths, 7ths, = etc.,  will bring more color and contrast</FONT><FONT lang=0 = face=Arial color=#000000 size=3 = FAMILY="SANSSERIF"></BLOCKQUOTE><BR></FONT><FONT lang=0 face=Arial color=#000000 size=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><BR>Well, = in spite of this opinion, I've used HT's and the EBVT with Tempered Octaves for Jazz = for 15 years, never having once heard a complaint about it but instead, = praise for how "in tune" and clear the music sounds.  ET will do what it = does to all other music:  neutralize all harmony.  Yes, some people are = used to this and like it.  But a well chosen HT or my EBVT give the music = a texture which most people will prefer.  The insistance upon ET by = technicians who adhere to the one and only, no option ideas taught for = the entire 20th Century as being correct forces a particular sound upon = the piano and the music which is not supported by the music itself. = <BR><BR>Minimal stretch will make the treble sound dull, flat and uninteresting to the = audience for Jazz as it would many other types of music. =  Circumstances vary and stretch can, of course be overdone.  A closely miked = piano for a recording is one circumstance, a noisy nightclub is another. = <BR><BR>Recently, I was the technician for a new Jazz CD which will be on the market = soon.  I used the EBVT with Tempered octaves.  The musicians were = all from New York and praised the "crystal clear" sound of the 2 pianos used. =  I would not hesitate to offer this kind of tuning in contrast to ET with = minimally stretched octaves for any kind of music, no matter what it = is.  It would appeal to most people over ET by a very comfortable = margin in any and all circumstances.  Over a decade of trial and experience = has confirmed this. <BR><BR>Bill Bremmer RPT <BR>Madison, Wisconsin <BR><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> </FONT></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>