No EBVT at Convention

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Tom writes:
> there is much IMHO to be
>said  for tradition and consistency.  

  I agree, and the tradition of unequal tunings is far, far more extensive 
than ET, which is a relative newcomer to the world of keyboard tuning.  Its 
adoption during the late 1800's was quite a break with consistancy, at least 
with regards to the tonal organization of the keyboards' octave, which had 
been widely recognized for 400 years or more. 

 >And after reading about HTs here and trying
> to digest that an out of tune piano should sound better than one in tune,

   Hmm,  It depends on what you call "in tune".  This certainly can't be 
referring to equal temperament, as all intervals (other than the octave )  in 
this tuning are  "out of tune".  The thirds by 13.7 cents!  Just because we 
are accustomed to it  doesn't change the fact that everything in ET is "out 
of tune".  If you want to hear "in tune" listen to a Kirnberger or 1/4 
meantone.   

 > it  was with great glee to read right here that S&S doesn't care to know 
anything
> about CA or HT.
  
   Yet, but that is changing around them.  Yamaha has already begun.   As 
soon as any manufacturer finds the financial advantage in something, they 
will pursue it.   That day is coming, and I am afraid Steinway will either be 
playing catch-up or building a reactionary defense to the unavoidable 
progress that intonation makes.  History proves that intonation, keyboard or 
otherwise, doesn't remain static, but evolves with technology.  Some will 
embrace change, some will just consider it, while others will hide from it. 
They that have ears, let them hear. 
     There has always been resistance to change, but it has never stopped the 
evolution.   We have had at least 100 years of ET tuned keyboards, and now 
the wheel is beginning to turn, once again. Those of us that are involved in 
this movement are no more than cogs on the gears, the real progress will show 
itself in 21st century composition.  
    The response from pianists that have been properly introduced to 
alternatives does nothing to support the assumed "supremacy" of ET, but 
rather, continues to convince me and others that there is great merit in 
other temperaments.  It is from the artists' responses that we draw fuel for 
this endeavor.  
Regards, 
Ed Foote RPT