Ron/Jon: Are the fifths and fourths in this temperament compromised much? David Love ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: January 29, 2002 5:56 PM Subject: Jon's temperament adventure > > snip > Which exact temperament did you use? > > Terry Farrell > snip > > Hi all- > > I'm almost positive that the specific temperament used is the same as the > Thomas Moore. I find this to be one of the best to use for introductory > purposes. It has a chopped-off bell curve type shape when graphed, no > thirds get too rough. > > offsets from ET: > > C 2.5 > C# 0 > D 1.5 > D# 1 > E -1.5 > F 2 > F# -.5 > G 3 > G# .5 > A 0 > A# 1.5 > B -1 > > C and G thirds ~ 10 cents from pure > D and F thirds ~ 12 cents from pure > A and Bb thirds ~ 14 cents from pure > all the rest ~ 16 cents from pure > > When played in triads, the Ab chord sticks out as the one with the most > energy. > > Enjoy! > > Ron Koval > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >
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