Vallotti Young

[Richard Brekne]

Interesting point of view, especially in the light of the fact that ET was
largely developed because of an opposing point of view... That being said,
I find not one interval in the Vallotti Young to be absolutely intolerable.
Some are abit er.... harsh but I wonder how much of this harshness is
because I am not er... accoustumed to them.

This piano is one of 52 instruments I care for at the UiB, and it will
remain in the Vallotti Young for at least the next two months, at which
time we will have an open discussion amoung the students and relavant
faculty to decide where we want to go with all this.

Newton Hunt wrote:

> Hi Richard,
>
> OK guys, get your flame throws ready, I am going to prick a
> few balloons.
>
> The only need to retune for different music is from way pre
> Baroque, more like in the Renaeconse (darn spellcheck can't
> figure it out either) period, before a decent well
> temperament, when they wanted _all_ pure intervals.
>
> With Bach's Preludes and Fugues for the Well Tempered
> Klavier he showed that each key signature had tonalities
> worth exploring.
>
> Put it in well and leave it there unless they are playing
> music from the 12 or 13th century or there ab outs.
>
> OK, I am lounging in my bed with my flame suit on.  (Hard to
> wallow in this suit).
>
>                 Newton

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Richard Brekne
RPT, N.P.T.F.
Bergen, Norway