Dear List, Let's talk about a new topic...TUNING (unusual for this list) I am exhilarated by my recent tunings of equal temperament with perfect 5ths (a la Jim Colemen Sr. in recent PTJ article). Up until now my musical ear for the past 25 years struggled against my tuner's ear for a satisfying 5th and 6th octave. With this new tuning procedure I am able to stretch evenly and to the right amount for a greater sounding treble. By stretching right from the temperament, using a PERFECT 5th as a guide, the resulting octaves are wider than what we are used to. (4ths are also slightly faster) However, I'll accept it in return for a much more musical 5th and 6th octave. I really love to hear clean triple octaves now and the treble can be very satisfying when listening melodically. Tuning a new temperament is always difficult and time consuming until you get used to it. I suggest that you spend 4 or 5 minutes at each job. When you get stuck, return to your old method and move on. After a few days you will be getting used to the new procedure. TRY IT........YOU'LL LIKE IT
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