[CAUT] professor tuning variables (David Love)

[David Love]

Not so much a matter of difficulty, I just haven't taken the time to learn
the WTs (even though I do have Jorgensen's book). At some point you just
have to choose where to spend your limited time and energy. Since I don't
set temperaments aurally anymore it's not really an issue anyway.  

David Love
www.davidlovepianos.com

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From: caut-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Israel
Stein
Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 5:14 AM
To: caut at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [CAUT] professor tuning variables (David Love)

David,

Very interesting. ET is the most difficult and time-consuming 
temperament to tune aurally. In comparison most WT's are a piece of cake 
- at least half and often substantially more intervals are tuned 
beatless. Extensive use of WT's aurally would actually save time as 
compared to ET or at the very least be time-neutral, if tuners ever 
bothered to learn them. Only goes to show that given long enough, 
prisoners learn to love their shackles.

Israel Stein
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> Damn, got me there.  
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> David Love
> www.davidlovepianos.com
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> If not for ETDs, it wouldn't be an option today. How about a 
> show of hands for those offering a plethora of alternative 
> temperaments tuned aurally.
> Ron N
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