Dale, By far the best source of info on historical temperaments is Dr. Owen Jorgensen's book: Tuning: containing The Perfection of Eighteenth-Century Temperament, The Lost Art of Nineteenth century Temperament, and The Science of Equal Temperament, complete with instructions for Aural and Electronic Tuners (commonly known just as "Tuning"). copyright 1991 Michigan State University Press. ISBN 0-87013-290-3. Thisbook is generally available through book stores as a special order item or from several of the supply houses. Several other books also cover the subject although not in near as much detail, such as Barbour's Tunings and Temperaments (Da Capo press) or Jean Denis' Treatise on Harpsichord Tuning (Cambridge University Press). However, the Jorgensen book is far ahead of any of these. Allan Gilreath Gilreath Piano & Organ Co. Berry College Gilreath@aol.com
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