Julia writes:
<< Has anyone ever tuned Werckmeister or Kirnberger and then had any
complaints from local artists? <<
Yes, but I have had complaints over the years about others...
>>I tune a Yamaha C3 for a chamber music club and I switched to a Vallotti
a
year ago...no complaints. Some of these players have perfect pitch ya know,
but I ll be darned, no one complained yet. Now, I want to get more brave
and go to a Kirnberger. Am I pushing my luck? >>
Your intentions will basically determine the outcomes of your actions.
So, first question is "Why do this?"
If it is to draw attention to your tuning, a change may certainly do that.
However, it may or may not be postive. If the person who professed to
have, (and has an investment in being known as having) "perfect pitch" is shown
to be insensitive to changes in tuning, they will almost always defensively
revert to safety and request ET. They often confuse pitch problems with
temperament changes. You know this is not the case, since they have been
using a Young for a year.
If they like the Young, it may be that they like the Kirnberger tunings
even more, (though there are more 21 cent thirds). How you present the
choices will have a lot to do with how the changes are received. You might ask
them how they feel about playing with other pianos in other venues. If they
say they never feel as in tune as with the home piano, tell them why and
offer to fine-tune the choice of temperament even farther.
They might be amazed.
Regards,
Ed Foote RPT
http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html
www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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