Cordier temperament & tempered octaves

Billbrpt@AOL.COM Billbrpt@AOL.COM
Fri, 18 Jan 2002 09:18:49 EST


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In a message dated 1/15/02 7:47:54 PM Central Standard Time, 
oleg-i@wanadoo.fr (Isaac OLEG SIMANOT) writes:


> Just to say that I tuned a few pianos , verticals and grand's, with the Bill 
> Bremmer method of equal tempered octaves. Thanks to Mr Bremmer to put his 
> method on the Web 

Merci beaucoup, thank you, Oleg for your testimonial.  Yes, the Tempered 
Octaves method is surprisingly easy and yields beautiful and consistent 
results.  Perhaps some of those who find it hard to believe that I can tune 
as quickly as I can and do "all the checks" will realize that I don't need to 
any more than just one for each of the notes in the 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th and 
7th octaves and have results just as quickly and accurately as if I had used 
an ETD.  Also, this method is perfectly suited for ET, I developed it back in 
the early 1980's when I was still tuning ET.

Now, Oleg, if you will make the effort to try to learn the EBVT, I am sure 
that you will find it to be superior to the Cordier temperament.  You will 
get the same good effect with Romantic music as you get with the Cordier but 
earlier music played in the simple keys with close harmony will sound much 
more harmonious.

In my opinion, the idea of tuning a temperament with all pure 5ths is self 
serving to the tuner only.  A tuner does not like the sound of the tempered 
5th when tuning and feels the urge to "correct" it.  This is what leads to 
the Reverse Well error.  If only all 5ths could be pure and all 3rds beat 
gently, we would all be in Tuner's Heaven but it cannot ever happen.  There 
will always be a consequence.

Therefore, it is better to accept that fact and *arrange* the consequences to 
align themselves with the Cycle of 5ths.  The tempered 5th sound that is 
displeasing to a tuner will not be heard in the typical musical context.  The 
EBVT, as many HT's do provides a canceling out effect that causes that 
tempered sound to be "swallowed".  Also, my Tempered Octave method "cleans 
up" this sound in the outer octaves.  The EBVT with Tempered Octaves will 
provide you with the cleanest, purest, most harmonious sounding piano you 
have ever heard.  Try it and you will be amazed.


Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison, Wisconsin
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