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Topic: Sweet recordings using Stopper's pure 12th's with the EBVT temperament

Some lovely sounds. These two recordings by Patrick in Finland use a small Yamaha he tuned to the EBVT (a well temperament) while also using the just 12ths advocated by B. Stopper:

Bach: http://wingren.fi/patrick/public/bach_s...BVTIII.mp3

Ravel: http://wingren.fi/patrick/public/ravel_...BVTIII.mp3

(Give the second one a few seconds. At the beginning, it doesn't sound as good as the first, but by the end it exposes the sound still more.)

There's a photo of the piano, too, along with the thread discussing this and the ebvt in general:  http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthre...96/27.html

(The photo and the post with these links are on page 27 of thread. Just in case the link lands you on page one of the now 29 page thread.)

Last edited by Jake Johnson (28-03-2010 20:51)

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Re: Sweet recordings using Stopper's pure 12th's with the EBVT temperament

Very nice sound, nicer for the Ravel even. I don't want to revive old pianoworld arguments, but I think this EBVT tuning is quite similar to CHAS in its singing quality.

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Re: Sweet recordings using Stopper's pure 12th's with the EBVT temperament

On the PW Tech forum, there are two newish posts revealing that Patrick used a NOS mic setup for these recordings:

http://www.pianoworld.com/forum/ubbthre...9/101.html

The first post, with a photo, makes a slight error that is corrected by pppat (Patrick) three posts down in the thread:

"Yes, good explanation of the NOS stereo technique. Just to clarify, the left mic is -45 degrees off the center, the right mic is +45 degrees off the center, making the angle between the two mics 90 degrees.

It gives a remarkable stereo capture, and I personally like it a bit more than the ORTF standard which has a wider angle and closer distance between the mics. The NOS is somewhat more focused to me. "

There's quite a bit of info about NOS techniques on the internet, of course. Still reading around, myself.