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"Scott Dorsey" wrote in message ...

My ex who had perfect pitch found alternate temperaments very annoying.
Presumably enough time and she would have got used to them.

And, probably like myself with my ex, we thankfully didn't hang around long
enough to find out!

We also have an organ in town where A=335... it is several notes flat
and was built so the longest pipe would fit precisely in the hold of a
particular ship that transported the thing from England in 1749. It
is not possible for normal keyboard players to play.

Wow! that's way out. On one occasion a church custodian forgot to turn on
the heat so the pipes would warm up so I had to estimate where the pitch
would be. Thankfully the music the pianist and organist performed was very
avant-garde and probably added to the effect.

Tuning in the middle of a piece? That' I'd like to see!
Guitar players stop to tune all the time! The harpsichord is just like
a guitar with more strings to get out of tune!

Yea, like 114 if it's a single manual....214 if it's double ;-)

Poly