Historical in KC

[David Porritt]

Ed:

As I have mentioned historical temperaments here at SMU I seem to find
interest from the harpsi people (but I don't tune the harpsichords) and
no interest from anyone else.  We even have a forte piano person in
residence (Dr. Martha Clinkscale) and she tunes her own FP in ET.  I
mentioned to a music history prof. that I would do some historical
temperaments if he needed that for a class.  He looked at me funny, and
said he could see the need for an HT on a harpsichord but couldn't see
why he would want one on a piano.

A look at appropriate places to use HTs and how to sell the idea to
academicians would be good.  We have some class  rooms that have
multiple pianos.  I suppose I could tune one in an HT, but I think most
people would just think it to be out of tune.  Any ideas either now, or
in KC would be great.

dave

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David M. Porritt, RPT
Meadows School of the Arts
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
mailto:dporritt@swbell.net
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