A question on temperament

[Billbrpt@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 1/11/00 5:10:50 PM Pacific Standard Time, richardb@c2i.net 
(Richard Brekne) writes:

<< I gotta kinda figure that ET's days of near total dominance in the western 
world
 of music are numbered, and would advise all tuners to take a second, and 
third
 look at alternatives.. not only because of how they sound.. but because one 
can
 obviously learn a good deal about all tuning efforts in the process.
  >>

I almost missed this valuable post of yours with an astute observation, 
Richard.  Many of us who tune the other temperaments have observed that in 
far too many cases, ET exists only in the mind anyway.  In Dr. William Braide 
White's day, it was the modern, scientific way to tune.  The idea, in 
principal, prevailed.  Many cannot fathom anything but 12 equally spaced 
intervals.  But the difference between what is believed in so faithfully and 
unwaveringly, and the reality of what really is being done is what truly 
boggles the mind.

Time marches on and ideas that seemed so right and unquestionable 100 years 
ago can easily collapse in a short period of time.  When people catch on to 
what they are missing, ET will represent only a minimum professional 
standard.  There will be countless ways to offer something different with 
some other kind of appeal than just the usual.  The more people that know how 
to do something else, the more of a demand and market will be created for it.

I'm glad to see that you are one of the people with an early interest.

Regards,

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin