William Hong <[log in to unmask]>:

>Watch out, Ian.  I have it on good authority that an upcoming article
>in the "Journal of Musicological and Engineering Obscurities" provides
>conclusive proof that there was a fault in the spring constant for the
>mechanism of Maelzel's original metronome, which led to a 3.6% error
>between the markings on Beethoven's scores and what he REALLY wanted for
>tempi.  ...

There is more picking with metronomes.  Metronomes of that time slowed down
their tempi with the time, hence perfromances of that time also slowened
down with the duration.  Has any HIPsters regarded that?

Mats Norrman
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