Suggestions for a Victorian Temperment

[Mike and Jane Spalding]

Hi Greg,

I'd look at the milder Well temperaments, the so-called "Victorian" temperaments.  Moore, Wendell, Bremmer, Coleman 11, Jorgensen-to-taste 10beats.  I have a Knabe upright from 1895 in the shop which, when complete, will get one of these.

hope that helps,

Mike Spalding, RPT

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Greg Casper <gcasper@pacbell.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:49 AM
Subject: Suggestions for a Victorian Temperment


> I am soliciting suggestions for an appropriate temperment to use on a 1896
> Victorian Upright, 47" G. Challenger & Co. piano. I am restringing the bass
> strings at the customer's request, and will be repairing a few broken
> trebles, and the hammers are being reconditioned, but I'm really interested
> in giving this customer a tuning that will work on this old piano. I'm going
> to be tuning it at A=435 if that has any influence on your advice. This is a
> beautiful little piano, with a genuine "honky-tonk" sound and I'd like to
> make this customer very happy. He's a very casual player and not an artist
> by any means, so maybe a WT or something similar will sound a bit sweeter to
> him.
> 
> Thanks in advance for the suggestions.
> 
> Greg Casper
> San Jose, CA
> 
> 
>