No argument with that statement. Least-worst tempering (for Liszt and later) is equal temperament. Well-temperament variants (all keys playable) are good for Bach & Rameau. Meantone is good for anything 15th through 17th century. All are fun to tune and to listen to in context. And then there's Harry Partch who, I think, liked his octave divided into 43rds, or some such.
But instrumentalists, unless their accompanying instrument is the piano or other keyboard, will always be flexible in their intonation when playing in ensemble. Equal tempered major thirds really are shockingly out of tune from just intonation. -- gharris999 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ gharris999's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=115 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=46271 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
