Harpsicord vs Piano

[Avery Todd]

Dave,

 From what I've learned here at university, if you're
tuning aurally, just set a decent temperament and then
tune octaves with no stretch!

Avery

At 04:14 PM 05/09/02 -0400, you wrote:
>What is the inharmonicity of harpsichord
>vs. piano strings?
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>   I presume it is much lower due to thin flexible
>string. Perhaps less consequential on account
>of rapid decay.
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>   If so, would stretching be and odd concept for a
>harpsichordist?
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>  I ask as a pro-harpsichordist finds this concept.
>strange. I proposed the possibility of favoring 5ths a
>bit, widening 8va very slightly, giving a little more
>bite to the 3rds, and found myself in deep waters.
>"Impossible"
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>  I expected the concept of "playing with it" would
>yield an interesting exchange, as they would be
>much more in touch with early music then I am.
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>   So I find myself curious what school of thought
>good harpsichordist follow. Since they self-tune
>often, they likely receive instruction regarding this
>at universities. I would be interested in  material
>they learn from. Perhaps I will learn their
>language/conventions and have greater success
>communicating next time.
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>                          Cheers
>                          Dave Renaud
>                          RPT
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