[pianotech] Werkmeister III tuning - slightly OT

[Rex Roseman]

Julia and others that replied

 

The program worked well. No one seemed to notice that the organ was in a
different temperament.

 

I had heard the instrument demonstrated using hymns in different keys, and
some sounded really bad in some of the far off keys. It is a Congregational
church, and the organist at the time of the demonstration went next door to
another church and got their Episcopal hymnal because the keys of the hymns
sounded better.

 

All's well that ends well.

 

Rex

 

-----Original Message-----
From: KeyKat88 at aol.com [mailto:KeyKat88 at aol.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:07 AM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Werkmeister III tuning - slightly OT

 

Rex, 

 

     I have a client who is a church organist, whose home piano I also tune
tune. Now, I always tune his home piano in a Werckmeister III. Then he
requested me to tune the piano at his church for the first time. So, when I
went into the church, I checked out how the organ was tuned. The organ was
ET, so I tuned the church piano ET. The organist complained he did not like
it with the organ. So I explained about historical temperament and how his
home piano was different and, well the short of it is, he wanted the Werck
III on the church piano. So I tuned it Werck III. They liked it better at
the church and I have heard no complaints.  

 

    I start with a C-523.4 fork and tune middle C first, to tune the Werck
III, because this temperament's offsets range from 1.96 to 11.73 cents sharp
from ET (according to Rollingball) In the Werckmeister III, I find that
starting with C causes A to be around 441. I wouldn't worry about it not
being compatible with ET. Its barely noticeable. 

 

Hope this helps,

Julia Gottshall RPT

    

In a message dated 5/14/2012 2:24:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
rosemanpiano at gmail.com writes:

I have been asked to be an emergency sub for a concert this Sunday for a
local community chorus. They are doing the Kyrie from Vierne's Messe
Solennelle at a local church. The problem is that I know the organ at the
church was built to be tuned to Werkmeister III. The piece is in c# minor
and is for 2 organs. The second part is going to be played on a keyboard (it
mostly just doubles the choir). That instrument will most likely be in Equal
Temperament and most likely will not be adjustable to Werkmeister III.

 

My request is for any of you out there that have experience with Werkmeister
III to let me know if you think that we are headed for a major train wreck
at dress rehearsal Friday with these two temperaments on the two instruments
playing in the key of c# minor. I can transpose to c minor or d minor if
they would work better.

 

Any help as to how to avoid disaster would be appreciated.

 

Thank you.

 

Rex Roseman

 

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