The Bach Temperament

[Alan McCoy]

www.Larips.com
 

-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Vinny Samarco
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2006 7:47 AM
To: Pianotech List
Subject: Re: The Bach Temperament

I must have missed the article.  Where can I get an explanation of this
temperament?
Thanks.
Vinny
----- Original Message -----
From: <A440A at aol.com>
To: <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 8:47 PM
Subject: The Bach Temperament


> Greetings,
>      Well, I tried it.  The tuning scheme that Mr. Lehman extrapolated 
> from the inscription on Bach's "Well-Tempered Clavier".  The customer 
> was astonished at the effect.  This is a customer that had been using  
> a later well-temperament, and he felt that the Bach tuning was a large 
> improvement.  He plays a lot of Chopin, as well as Beethoven, Haydn, 
> and Bach.
>     It seems that Bach knew what he was doing( does that surprise 
> anyone?).
> I would encourage tuners to try it and have a listen, this thing has 
> some serious claim to authenticity and fits well with virtually all 
> the music I have heard played on it, jazz and 20th century standard 
> stuff, too.
> Regards,
>
> Ed Foote RPT
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
> www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
>
>