standards

Ron Koval drwoodwind@hotmail.com
Tue, 06 May 2003 16:14:21 +0000


Hi all,

This is always a good topic for discussion....

My gut feeling is that if the temperament is on the narrower side, you'll 
run into trouble getting the octaves, doubles and triples all to work as you 
go up to the top.  I've worked a bunch on finding what works for me, and I 
"cheat" by using the Verituner.  This machine allows me to set up custom 
stretches for big grands like so:

Temperament A3-A4: A compromise between 6:3 and 4:2 octaves, with a 60%-40% 
weighting to the 4:2.

A4-A5: Compromise 50/50 between 4:2 octaves and 4:1 double octaves.

A5-A6: Compromise 40/40/20 between 4:2 oct, 4:1 double, and 2:1 oct

A6- top: Compromise 60/23/17 between 4:1 doubles, 2:1 oct, and 8:1 triples

Going down into the bass

A3-A1:  Compromise 75/25 between 6:3 octave and 4:1 double oct
A1-A0:  Compromise 55/45 between 12:6 octave and 10:5 octave

The machine has a smoothing function to ease the transitions between the 
settings.  I know some people that have gotten the new pocket RCT and still 
have the laptop version have experimented with a similar idea of 'balancing' 
between intervals using two machines running at the same time.

Other Verituner users have tried this custom approach to using the machine 
and have reported back that this style really gives a nice harmonious 
resonance from bottom to top.


Ron Koval
Concordia University


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