I have finished tuning the pianos (this break) at the Cape Cod Conservatory in different temperaments. The differences are not as appalling as one might assume. Between the two facilities, each has 3 in ET, 2 in Moore, 2 in Wendell Mild Synchronous Well. (including a D for recital - wow, clarity), 2 in Broadwood Best, 1 in Werkmeister (I like), 1 in Young. I have 2 left to tune, 1098's (cringe), I'll do them either in Moore or an RW WT, possibly Young/2 So far, of the three teachers who have tried them, Broadwood's Best is preferred, although they did not have a chance to sample the Wendell. If one temperament is in disapproval, I'll replace it with another. A tonal buffet. Aiding in the presentation are the charts from Jason Kanter and commentary by Ed Foote along with copies of his two CD's in their library. Is this networking or what... thanks guys. Ed's description of temperament structure will open a new avenue to the musicians. To paraphrase one teacher, "All the years at Julliard, and I never head of this stuff". What prompted me to approach the director with this plan was the success of this past summer's music festivals. All were requested to be tuned in the Moore WT after their directors compared pianos in ET and WT. Only once did a musician prefer ET, they play 20th Century music and did not like the smoothness in the beginning of the cycle of fifths; primarily the C-E. They wanted that tension. No problem. This is gunna be a great year ! Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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