I do the same thing. Every little high-inharmonicity piano that is not being played by an advanced pianist gets the Vallotti temperament. I asked the first few people - but after the 20 minutes of explanation and the 20 minutes of blank stares - no more. I just do it. It sounds good. They like it. And that is just how I tune it. If it is a better piano and/or I see Chopin or Beethoven scores laying around, I ask first. Terry Farrell ----- Original Message ----- From: <Tvak@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 8:19 AM Subject: Re: List tuning > > In a message dated 2/26/02 10:48:02 PM, mjbkspal@execpc.com writes: > > << I'm curious about the customer and the HT. Was it requested, or did you > sell it, or did you just do it without telling? >> > > I just did it. It was a newly bought piano, a Baldwin console about 25 years > old in good condition, but 57 cents flat at A4. The only pianist in the > house is a 9 year old beginner. I felt the Moore favored the white keys > which would be the only keys that would be used. This is only my second > Moore tuning and it's quite a mild deviation from ET. I didn't think anyone > in the house would understand what I was talking about if I explained what I > did, nor would anyone be able to hear the difference. I kind of liked it, > though. > > I have, in the past, shared in the decision (ET vs. HT) with the client. > Depends on whether the client would understand the option. I always ask who > the pianist is in the house, and if there is only a beginner, I think that > EBVT or Moore are good options. (Please, no offense intended! I also tune > my own pianos in EBVT...) > > Thanks, Mike, for the tip on User Temperaments. As I said before, I don't > tune HTs very often because of the time it takes to enter the values in, and > because tuning aurally not only takes me longer, but on some pianos, octaves > 6 and 7 can be difficult to tune through the false beats; but now, if the > situation warrants it (IMHO) I can go ahead and tune any piano in Moore or > EBVT and still get out of the house in a timely fashion. > > Tom Sivak
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