----- Original message ----------------------------------------> From: "Don A. Gilmore" <eromlignod@kc.rr.com> --- big snip --- >Ever since ET was instituted, musicians (who are not always the most >scientific lot) have heard that it "compromises" the pure, sonorous musical >intervals. --- big snip --- Engineers (who are not always the most artistic lot) tend to think that if a temperament can be constructed with a rational number it must be right. However, if one wants to hear what Mozart was hearing you can't use ET. Of course hearing what Mozart heard might not be important to you, but if it is................ dave
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC