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Bill writes: 
<< Now what was the subject, temperaments? <G> >>

Humm, now that you mention it....  
    I had a new customer call me to tune a Steinway M yesterday.  Said that 
he had decided to sell it and wanted it to sound its best.  Told me to do 
whatever I thought would make it most attractive. So,  I tuned it in a Broadwood. 
He sat down and played it.  His wife (also a musician and songwriter), came 
downstairs and stood there.  Hint of rapture in the air...
    After a piece or two, he looked up and said, at the same time his wife 
did, "This piano has never sounded this good!" Not sure they want to part with 
it, now.  
    Last week, a studio owner also had me tune, but asked to return to ET for 
an overdub session that was going in E maj.  He told me that since he had 
become used to the Coleman 11, the piano just sounds out of tune to him in ET and 
wants to return to WT as soon as possible.  
   Like I said last century,  this stuff will just not go away!  Politicians 
will, but not the WTT's  (well-tempered tuners).  
Regards, 





Ed Foote RPT 
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