In a message dated 2/8/00 10:50:55 AM Pacific Standard Time, istuner@islandia.is writes: << Being an avid collector of any music recorded by Arthur Rubinstein, I was disappointed to find out the the grand in one recording was in fact out of tune. >> There are a number of Jazz recordings that I used to enjoy as a teenager that were made in the early '60s that I can't stand to hear anymore because the piano is out of tune. Once I got hooked on the Historical Temperament concept about 15 years ago, I have found it hard to listen to even a very well tuned piano in Equal Temperament. I rarely buy a recording of piano music because it all sounds just plain wrong to me. >From the perspective of HT theory and practice, it is just that, all wrong. The only thing worse is a piano which is *believed* to be in ET but is actually in Reverse Well. It is downright revolting. Yet I realize that I may be one of the very few people that even knows the difference. Sometimes, when people ask me how I know whether the piano is in tune or not, I tell them that if they knew what I do, it would ruin all music for them forever, therefore it is better that they don't know. Bill Bremmer RPT Madison, Wisconsin
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