Jim Sr. wrote: After all the scoring and during the tallying, I presented the brand new Baldassin-Sanderson-Tremperament. Recently Fred Tremper found a simpler way to locate the B3 which is in the middle of the F to F octave. This involves two trial 5ths instead of 4 trial 4ths as was done previously. I have found greater accuracy with this while tuning aurally. Marshall Hawkins, our PTG President came up with the name - Baldassin Sanderson Tremperament. Fred very modestly said: "I only came up with one note." But I think it is a very critical note. Just to say something for the four fourths method, I have always looked at fourths as a more "important" interval when tuning the temperament. I like to get the major thirds and fourths (and M6ths) "right" and let the fifths fall where they may, as they often don't sound good even when they are "right". Rick Baldassin has told me that he and Al Sanderson had looked at using the two fifths when considering other ways to come up with the B3, but decided against it because the fourths are a higher priority interval than the fifths. vince mrykalo rpt mpt ba byu ut ha ha To be is to do.-Socrates To do is to be.-Sartre Do be do be do-Sinatra ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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