Otto, If E.T. is the "universal" temperament, is it not at "home" wherever it may be? ; ) Doug Atkins Registered Piano Technician Cedarville University 937.766.7566 atkinsd@cedarville.edu >>> okeyes@uidaho.edu 7/15/2004 4:38:48 PM >>> ET come home! Otto ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Busby" <jim_busby@byu.edu> To: "College and University Technicians" <caut@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 1:23 PM Subject: RE: WerkmeisterIII - Thanks > Doug, Richard, Ed, and Dafydd, > > Thanks, all, for your help with the Werkmeister III. I found a copy of > Owen J's book but couldn't find a clear "how to". > > As a side note, several of our faculty now want this and other WTs on > their pianos. (Especially those into composition, for some reason.) > Maybe I've created a monster! :-) > > Thanks again, > Jim Busby > > -----Original Message----- > From: caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] On Behalf Of > Doug Atkins > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 10:50 AM > To: caut@ptg.org > Subject: WerkmeisterIII > > Werkmeister III > > 1. C4 to a fork (or down an octave from C5 if you don't have C4 > fork) > > 2. C4 F4 4th* > > 3. C4 F3 5th* (check the F3 F4 octave) > > 4. F4 A#3 5th > > 5. F3 A#3 4th (this step is only a check) > > 6. A#3 D#4 4th > > 7. D#4 G#3 5th > > 8. G#3 C#4 4th > > 9. C#4 F#3 5th > > 10. C#4 F#4 4th (check F#3 F#4 octave) > > 11. A#3 D4 M3rd > > 12. Sharpen D4 until A#3 D4 beats the same as D4 F#4 > > 13. D4 G3 5th > > 14. Sharpen G3 until G3 D4 beats the same as G3 C4 > > 15. F3 A3 M3rd > > 16. Sharpen A3 untill F3 A3 beats the same as A3 D4 > > 17. A3 E4 5th > > 18. E4 B3 4th > > > *4ths and 5ths are tuned perfect unless otherwise noted. > > Jim, > > I tune a few of our practice room pianos with this temperament. I > have two Boston 163's in adjacent rooms. Very few students can > distinguish that there is a different tuning on the two pianos. After > they have been made aware of the differences, some can hear the subtle > color variations. > Have fun : ) > > > > Doug Atkins > Registered Piano Technician > Cedarville University > 937.766.7566 > atkinsd@cedarville.edu > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > _______________________________________________ > caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives _______________________________________________ caut list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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