On Mon, 28 Nov 1994, Kent Crispin wrote:
> It seems fairly clear that awareness of the nuances of tuning has diminished
> significantly since say, the time of Bach.  I wonder if this trend can
> be blamed on the advent of the modern piano, which is *so* difficult to
> tune that only a very tiny fraction of owners even consider the possiblity
> of tuning their own instrument?
>
 
I was wondering the exact same thing.  I would be grateful for a
discussion of the role the modern piano plays in the development of
temperament.  Has anybody looked into this systematically?
 
Rob Forbes
 
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