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joeq · 22nd August 2006

The Broadwood Temperament, popular in the 19th century is supposed to be making a comeback of sorts. Some celebrity endorsers etc. Maybe you would like the way it sounds.

Alternative tunings are not so much a matter of "detuning" as they are a matter of making different choices in the compromises necessary to tune a piano. In a sense equal temperament, by trying to be 'in tune' in all keys, guarantees that it is out of tune in all keys.

There is a CD by Enid Katahn called Six Degrees of Tonality that explores alternative tunings. The last 3 cuts are the same Mozart piece played in 3 different tunings.

22nd August 2006	#2
joeq Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York Posts: 9,908	The Broadwood Temperament, popular in the 19th century is supposed to be making a comeback of sorts. Some celebrity endorsers etc. Maybe you would like the way it sounds. Alternative tunings are not so much a matter of "detuning" as they are a matter of making different choices in the compromises necessary to tune a piano. In a sense equal temperament, by trying to be 'in tune' in all keys, guarantees that it is out of tune in all keys. There is a CD by Enid Katahn called Six Degrees of Tonality that explores alternative tunings. The last 3 cuts are the same Mozart piece played in 3 different tunings.