Phillip,

Tuning by ear is a process of educating the brain to understand certain 
sounds, there really is little one can put into words to achieve 
that.Working with equal temperament some 65 years ago I was taught to 
calculate beats of fourths, fifths and more importantly thirds and 
sixths but really I think that is not the case or desirable with our 
work on harpsichords.Most professional players I have worked with over 
the years have had their little ways of setting the scale of temperament 
and I have to agree with that, I have felt tuning is painting a picture 
in sound and the temperament is the palate of co lour for what you are 
trying to achieve. You really have to play around and teach your ears to 
understand and the best trainer would be a gismo as the yard stick to 
what is thought to be correct, and isn’t.

MJ


On 7/19/2016 5:34 AM, Philip Kimber wrote:
> Since this topic has come up yet again (I myself am one of the culprits), I think it would be really helpful  if there were a site on YouTube or even a contribution on this List as to how to tune by only using our ears.
> There are interesting sites online that give an inkling into the topic (Ketil Haugsand, Trevor Stephenson) but I haven't found any slow, careful, pedagogically well prepared instructions about listening for pure or narrow fifths. Any offers from experienced List members?
>
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