Non-Equal Temperaments

[Carl Meyer]

I notice that you didn't include your definite opinions about the
"pitch-lock" thingees.

If you don't want to share with the list please share with me privately.

Thanks

Carl Meyer Ptg assoc
Santa Clara, Ca.             cmpiano@comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Corte Swearingen" <cswearingen@daigger.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 5:48 AM
Subject: Non-Equal Temperaments


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> Hello List,
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> I have a beginner's question regarding unequal temperaments.  I own a
> Verituner and have been using the Coleman 11 temperament for a while.  I
> don't have a lot of experience with too many alternate temperaments but
> I've heard a lot of good things on the Coleman 11 so I've just been using
> it as my temperament of choice.
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> My question is this.  I'm wondering if unequal temperaments tend to sound
> like they are going out of tune quicker than equal temperament.  My
> reasoning is that if some of the notes are already altered from equal
> temperament, isn't there less of a "window" of pitch shift before the
piano
> starts to sound out of tune?  Does this seem to be a valid question and/or
> concern?
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> By the way, on a somewhat different subject, I've tried those new
> pitch-lock couplers - the ones that couple two of the strings of a
> three-string unison.  I have very definite opinions on them but would be
> curious if anyone else has tried them.
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> Thanks for your response.
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> Corte Swearingen
> Chicago
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