Hi Bill, and thanks for the reply: Billbrpt@AOL.COM wrote: > I have a general preference for octave stretch, yes, and > that is for triple octaves across the piano to match > perfectly. This means that single and double octaves are > slightly expanded and minimizes the tempering in the 5ths. > This sounds a lot like what you have been doing. This > will generally give you the best sound for a large concert > grand in a large room. > I wonder if you could describe what you mean by << triple octaves to match perfectly >> in terms of octave types. Do you mean that you have 4:2:1 pure for example ?? or if not just how would you word this ? > > There are other circumstances, other kinds of pianos, > different kinds of music and the personal taste of some > very discriminating artists. I use both temperament and > octave size as a kind of "throttle" to give the piano a > sound which is appropriate to the circumstances...... Interesting comments, and exactly the kind of thing I was asking about. Thank you Bill. > > Bill Bremmer RPT > Madison, Wisconsin > Click here: -=w w w . b i l l b r e m m e r . c o m =-
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