The author of the article, Katie Hafner, refers to ETDs as an "electronic
tuner," perpetuating another common misconception that puts ETD users in an
unfavorable light.
Another bit of questionable information in the article gives credit to Bach's
Well-Tempered Klavier for the term "well temperament." ("When Bach wrote his
famous "Well-Tempered Clavier," .... it gave rise to the term "well
temperament.") I believe that that term was coined by Owen Jorgensen - who isn't
a contemporary of Bach as far as I can tell! In fact, the term "well
temperament" doesn't appear in Groves (or any authoritative dictionary that I've
checked). I wonder what reference Ms. Hafner used to reach that conclusion.
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Ron Torrella, RPT
Ypsilanti, MI
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