more on this temperament tangent

[Charles Neuman]

At the risk of getting caught in the crossfire, let me ask a question 
about this.

First of all, if I understand what's going on, it seems that Ed 
responded to Tom's statement that composers to do not "compose in 
temperaments". Ed offered his own evidence of how composers were 
"influenced by the tuning of their times".

So let me ask: Isn't Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier evidence enough of 
Ed's point? I mean, wasn't it written for, and wasn't it a demonstration 
of, a particular temperament? Please correct me (gently) if I'm wrong.

Respectfully,

Charles Neuman
PTG Assoc, Long Island - Nassau