This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Mr. Bremmer,=20 My original posting suggesting ET with lots of stretch was based on = two factors.=20 1) I've tuned for a lot of Jazz artists, and they practically have to = beg me for the amount of stretch they want; way more than I usually = like, but it's jazz, I figure, and they like that "lively" sound.=20 2) I suggested ET, because I believe HTs are better at music that is = more "consonous", if that's a word. Harmonious might be better, but what = I mean is music that is played in sonorous key signatures, where you can = really appreciate the tonal color. I am not about to try to calculate = all the different beat rates that would occur on certain intervals that = are already wide when a Dflat5flat9 or something like it is played in = some key like c#. Glad you've had so much success with it, though.=20 Kevin E. Ramsey ramsey@extremezone.com In=20 contrast to what Mr. Bremmer has suggested, I think jazz is best = served by=20 ET. Maintaining the continuity of character of altered chords in = various=20 keys, I think, is a benefit that is served not only by an equal = temperament,=20 but from one that is not overly stretched. A cleaner tuning will = keep the=20 thirds more in check so that the dissonances brought out by the = liberal use=20 of 2nd's, 9ths, 7ths, etc., will bring more color and contrast Well, in spite of this opinion, I've used HT's and the EBVT with = Tempered Octaves for Jazz for 15 years, never having once heard a = complaint about it but instead, praise for how "in tune" and clear the = music sounds. ET will do what it does to all other music: neutralize = all harmony. Yes, some people are used to this and like it. But a well = chosen HT or my EBVT give the music a texture which most people will = prefer. The insistance upon ET by technicians who adhere to the one and = only, no option ideas taught for the entire 20th Century as being = correct forces a particular sound upon the piano and the music which is = not supported by the music itself.=20 Minimal stretch will make the treble sound dull, flat and = uninteresting to the audience for Jazz as it would many other types of = music. Circumstances vary and stretch can, of course be overdone. A = closely miked piano for a recording is one circumstance, a noisy = nightclub is another.=20 Recently, I was the technician for a new Jazz CD which will be on the = market soon. I used the EBVT with Tempered octaves. The musicians were = all from New York and praised the "crystal clear" sound of the 2 pianos = used. I would not hesitate to offer this kind of tuning in contrast to = ET with minimally stretched octaves for any kind of music, no matter = what it is. It would appeal to most people over ET by a very = comfortable margin in any and all circumstances. Over a decade of trial = and experience has confirmed this.=20 Bill Bremmer RPT=20 Madison, Wisconsin=20 Click here: -=3Dw w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =3D- ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/8d/b9/6f/ac/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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