[pianotech] "Stealth Temperaments" or sumpin' like that<G>

[Dean May]

The marshmallow is a great analogy.

Dean

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-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ron Nossaman
Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2012 1:38 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] "Stealth Temperaments" or sumpin' like that<G>

On 4/29/2012 12:13 PM, Joseph Garrett wrote:

> As for your comment about not being able to hear 1/10th of a cent...if
> that's the case you need to relearn you skill imo.<G> And never mind
> that "Most people can barely hear a one-cent difference..."! That's just
> crapola, imo. Not relavant to the discussion, imo.
> Regards,
> Joe

Well, there's always the resolution of the instrument, and for the most 
part, one decimal point is as much or more than the piano can resolve, 
much less two. Then someone walks past breathing, or the HVAC cycles or 
the door opens and the pitch changes 0.2¢. You can measure marshmallows 
with a micrometer all day if you like, but at the end of the day, you 
don't have any real and practical use for smore decimal places, and the 
size of the marshmallow is still approximate.

Just a helpful observation.
Ron N