A question on temperament

[Richard Brekne]

Thanks Bill.. But listen here. I'll tell ya what I would like to see right off..
Why doesnt one of you fellows whose been doing this for a while and has quite a
bit of theory already under the belt so to speak write some kinda book about it
all,, ala On Pitch, or something similiar. And why dont the PTG and other such
organizations / schools and the like include some theoretical groundwork for this
in their exams and courses ?

Is there anyone teaching a class on "How to get started with HT" at Arlington for
example ???

Richard Brekne
I.C.P.T.G.  N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway

Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote:

> 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