Hi Alan, It is called "good taste". Unfortunately there is no way to measure taste. Current "fashion" is to make the octaves as wide as possible for a given instrument. When I was learning to tune aurally--a perfect 4:2 was preferred or perhaps an expanded 2:1 for A4 to A3. Now it is very much an expanded 4:2 or even a 6:3. I submit that your tastes also change with time and experience. I think the best thing is to be consistent. I further submit that each piano is an individual that will want something slightly different. That's our job to find out--if the client is willing to service frequently enough that it can be done. At 08:40 PM 9/22/02 -0500, you wrote: > I will do so. I assume that's his 2 octave temperament in thirds. If >so, I have read but not tried it. This would probably get you closer to >the "best" octave spread but it is not what most of the aural folks are >using. They (I think) simply set the A49 (or C40--let's NOT open that >argument), set the A37, then F33 and away they go ... the first two >intervals (including the octave) somewhat arbitrarily or intuitively or >instinctively or something. And getting a great temperament. How do you >KNOW, i.e., K-N-O-W, that you have the BEST first octave and the IDEAL >F33-A37 set for a particular piano's particular inharmonicity and >quirkiness? Regards, Don Rose, B.Mus., A.M.U.S., A.MUS., R.M.T., R.P.T. mailto:pianotuna@accesscomm.ca http://us.geocities.com/drpt1948/ 3004 Grant Rd. REGINA, SK S4S 5G7 306-352-3620 or 1-888-29t-uner
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