This week's encounters with Well Temperament

[Farrell]

There will be a class given on historical temperaments in Chicago this summer:

(E) Choosing a Temperament
David Lamoreaux, RPT, Washington, DC Chapter
Many varieties of non-equal temperaments are available: some old, some new. This class will provide basic principles to guide in the process of deciding what style to use with examples. Avoid potentially embarrassing situations!

I will definitely attend. I have been looking for information of this nature for quite a while.

I run into the very same thing here in Tampa. Little spinets and such, my default temperament is Vallotti. If someone is a decent pianist or it is a nicer piano, I ask (if I am motivated and they seem to have at least half an interest in their piano). For an introduction to non-equal temperaments, I usually go with the Coleman 11. At least that one is so mild, you are pretty much guaranteed they will not object to it - they usually love it.

See you in class!

Terry Farrell
  
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <HazenBannister@cs.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 10:48 PM
Subject: Re: This week's encounters with Well Temperament


> In a message dated 04/28/2002 10:04:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
> jonpage@attbi.com writes:
> 
> 
> > More and more professional musicians are requesting HT's, like it or not.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Hi list,
>  I might have sent a partial reply by mistake,sorry.
> Not wanting to sound contradictive.I can't find anyone in my area who knows 
> anything about different temperments.That includes 
> colleges,technicians,anything or anybody.I am interested and have run into a 
> dead end street at every turn.This list talks about this topic a lot,but it's 
> the only place I ever see or hear about it.I'm looking forward to Chicago,and 
> tracking one of you down for info.
> In the dark,
> Hazen Bannister 
>