A very good point to be sure. Touché Tho perhaps the 20th and 21st century sees just as maniachél anstraphsophy for ET as some would have it modern piano manufacturers have for sticking to the Stein-way of doing things ? Ya never knows abouts peoples. Still... its rather fantastic to think modern composers would simply reject HT because of monetary concerns. Its not that big a deal really. Cheers RicB ---------- To suggest that the leading interpreters of classical music of the last century take such pains for authenticity while rejecting the, we assume, prevailing tuning style of the times forces you to the conclusion that they either consciously chose to reject it because it wasn't in their view relevant to the music and authentic interpretation, or that they are/were ignorant, biased or, as Bremmer suggests, did it for some strange business reason. Considering the extent to which they research these issues and their apparent commitment to the original intent of the composers leads me to the conclusion that the tuning style was rejected consciously and that it was not relevant, in their view, to an authentic and musical interpretation.
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