<!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 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles Neuman asked: "<FONT = face="Times New Roman" size=3>Does that sound like a reasonable approach?<FONT face=Arial size=2>"</FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Charles et al,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sheesh! No it does not. Taking into = consideration that ancient instruments had quite a bit LESS inharmonicity would give = you the idea that NO STRETCH is more appropriate, IMHO!! If you attempt to tune = all of the octaves as pure as possible then you will come a bit closer to what = the "Great Masters" had in mind and heard. However, it is my opinion that = any HT on a modern instrument, (excluding Modern HT's), is an excercise in = futility and maybe a bit of stupidity, as well. Modern pianos, with high tension/inharmonicity factors do not truly convey the  "true" sound = of HT's.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just my thoughts, having done many HT's = on both Modern and true ancient instruments.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>As for tuning HT's, aurally, to improve = your aural skills, that's a good thing and I encourage it. Just don't put modern = tuning criteria into the mix, please.</FONT><FONT><BR><FONT face=Arial size=2>Regards,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial><BR><FONT size=2></FONT></FONT></DIV></FONT> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<BR>Captain, Tool Police<BR>Squares R I</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>