on 1/15/01 8:37 PM, Howard S. Rosen at hsrosen@gate.net wrote: > Colleagues, > > Do you think that tuning a piano (any type) will sound a bit "sweeter" > (narrower thirds) than it otherwise would, if one starts out with the > narrowest temperament octave (2/1) rather than the often recommended 4/2+ > octave? Howard, I would think that the difference between the two (piano tuned with 2-1 temperment vs. 4-2) would be almost unnoticable to most mortals. I also believe that there is a difference, but that style (period of composition, harmonic and melodic voicing of the piece, range, modulation, etc. ) would enter into the equaition of which sounds best. I tend to think (piano scaling aside) that 'choral' style writting sounds best with the calmer temperment stretch. Dan Reed Dallas Chapter
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