what is the best temperament?

[Kristinn Leifsson]

Hello Martin,

Welcome to the list my fellow Nordic person.
I think you´re the first Finn here.

Mina rakkanstan sinua!
Kaksikärkinen hammastikku, ei lasten ulottuville!


Well, you´ve had good advice.  Nothing much to add to that.

Get a teacher.

After learning how to tune certain intervals for a few weeks get started on 
equal temperament.  When you can tune a piano using that, you can please 
99,9% of the people out there.
After you master that you can start on the "other" types of tuning.

Good luck,

and oh, learn tuning using with your ears.
Don´t start mastering the art of stopping the spinning wheel until you know 
what you´re doing.  There´s nothing wrong with using a machine as a tool, 
and they can be very useful for many things but if you learn using an 
E(lectronic) T(uning) D(evice) from the beginning...

O.K. Martin, now see how they´re gonna flame me after I said this.  Observe 
the ways of the List.

You can order a flame suit from Conrad Hoffsommer, who answered you back there.

Best regards,


Kristinn Leifsson,
Reykjavík, Iceland




At 18:50 11.12.2000 +0100, you wrote:
>Ok.... Where are you from then Martin... looks like Finland by your email 
>address, but your name doesnt sound particularilly
>finnish.
>
>We have been through this many times, and despite some good correspondance 
>alternatives, the best way to learn is to get yourself a
>competent teacher.  Contact your local association first. See what they 
>have to say. Bang on some doors and keep banging til you
>get through. But do this only if you are indeed serious about learning a 
>profession.
>
>martin store wrote:
>
> > I´m new to the list.
> >
> > how many different temperations are there??? and what are the best ways 
> of doing them?
> > i don´t know what temperament to learn. what would be the best one and 
> how should i practise?
> > im a newbie.
> > are there any instructions on how to set a temperament? i know one way 
> of doing it but people say that there are better ones...
> >
> > please help me.,  i wan´t to learn to tune a piano properly!!!
> >
> > martin
>
>--
>Richard Brekne
>RPT, N.P.T.F.
>Bergen, Norway
>mailto:Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no