Tuning vs intonation

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Larry J. Messerly <prescottpiano@juno.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: Re: Tuning vs intonation
> Date: Wednesday, February 09, 2000 8:24 PM
> 
> Thanks Richard, 
> 
> My gratest difficulty in learning to tune was not the thirds, I
could
> accept beating thirds for some reason, but because of the violin,
I
> always have to fight to not make the 5th's pure.  

Of course  the more you stretch your octaves, esp the temp octave,
the purer you can get the fifths...as in virtually pure.    ; ) 
--- Ric