Hi James: My experience is that the pure 5ths temp. sounds great in the treble on all of the pianos so far. For some pianos, the bass gets a little too wide. Jim C. Sr. On Thu, 31 Jul 1997, pianoman wrote: > > > ---------- > > From: Jim <pianotoo@IMAP2.ASU.EDU> > > To: JIMRPT@aol.com > > Cc: pianotech@ptg.org > > Subject: Re: query > > Date: Thursday, July 31, 1997 6:18 PM > > > > Hi Everyone: > > > > The pure 5ths temperament would probably fail the PTG test in the mid- > > range section, since the tolerance is only 1 cent. The octaves are > > stretched around 2 to 3 cents. It may sound better overall, but it was > > not designed to help one pass the test. One would be wise to not allow > > more than a half beat in the octaves of the midrange. > > > >the testee (?) has the capability to tune to the test > > > parameters with the feeling being that if they can, then they can do > any > > > other tuning they set their mind to. > > > > > > > > > Dear Jim, > So far, in my trials I have found that the PFT works only on the best > scaled pianos, Yamahas, Kawais, and the like. It seems on average pianos > things just get too wild and the pianos sound funny. What is your > experience on just average and less type pianos? > James Grebe from St. Louis > pianoman@inlink.com >
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