WerkmeisterIII

[Richard Murphy]

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on 7/13/04 19:44, Jim Busby at jim_busby@byu.edu wrote:

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Does anyone have a clear, step by step procedure for tuning a Werkmeister
III aurally?  (on a harpsichord) I have put it on with a Verituner and a
SAT, but I=B9m trying to =B3wean=B2 myself from ETDs for a while.

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Jim Busby BYU=20


This is taken from Charles Padgham book "The Well-Tempered Organ"
1-set middle C to fork (261.63), then raise 11.73 cents (C=3D263.40 Hz, will
give A=3D440)
2-tune F above mid C pure to C
3-tune Bb above  mid C pure to F
4-tune Eb above mid C pure to Bb
5-tune G# above mid C pure to Eb
6-tune C# above mid C pure to G#
7-tune F# above mid C pure to C#
8-temper B above mid C from F# wide 5 beats per second (actually 5.0166)
9-tune E above mid C pure to B
10-tune A above mid C pure to E (a=3D440)
11-temper the D above mid C narrow 2.96 beats per sec. to A
12-temper G above mid C narrow 2.66 beats per sec. to mid C
13-D above mid C should be wide 4.0 beats per sec. of the G as a check.
   This tuning sounds very good in the major keys of C, D, F, G and ok in
Bb.  The other major keys sound worse than in equal  temp.  This tuning
sounds very good in the minor keys of E, F#, B, better than equal temp in C
and F, and ok in C#,G, Bb.  The other minor keys are worse than equal temp,
but it is a well temperament so none of the keys is intolerable.  The
Padgham book only deals with 22 temperaments, but he analyses them and
charts the cents difference from just so you can get an idea of which
temperament will work for which keys.  Hope this helps
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