Hi Newton: I have just one thing to add since we were on this subject about a year ago. I have had it confirmed to my satisfaction that some musicians can hear tone color even in Equal Temperament. This came as quite a surprise to me. One of the respondents has perfect pitch and I kinda' suspected it, but another who does not have perfect pitch also can hear tonality color in Equal Temperament. My sister had a strange kind of perfect pitch. She could not tell immediately what a certain note is, but by (in her mind) singing through all the scales, she could then note which ones had sharps or flats and then could positively identify the note being sounded. this coupled with my other research convinces me that tone color is there for those who have ears to hear. PS, I don't hear it. Jim Coleman, Sr.
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