Temperaments (nonflammable)

[Jim Coleman, Sr.]

Hi Ron:

You could start the Faust type temperament by doing it similar to the 
Baldassin-Sanderson first 7 steps: A4, A3, A2, F3, F4, C#4, and C#3.

>From there you could do the routine - down a 5th, up a 3rd, up a 3rd, down
a 5th, up a 3rd, up a 3rd, down a 5th, up a 3rd, up a 3rd. You can start
this last part of the procedure at any of the first 7 step series depending 
upon what size piano you are tuning. The weakness of the original Faust
system was that no additional checks were used. If you used additional
checks such as minor 3rds, 4ths and 6ths as they become available, this is
a very nice system.

Here is a list of the tuning order for the second part of the procedure is
you were to use the F3 to F4 portion as your main temperament octave:
C#4, F#3, A#3, D4, G3, B3, D#4, G#3, C4, E4. The final check would be E4 
to A3.

The above is quite similar to the John Travis temperament.

Jim Coleman, Sr.

On Wed, 18 Nov 1998, Ron Torrella wrote:

> I'm experimenting with different equal temperament "routines," and would
> like to try the so-called "Faust" temperament. It's probably in one of the
> books heaped up on the shelf in the shop, but I don't have the time to
> leaf through them looking for a 12-13 step interval pattern.
> 
> Anyone have it?
> 
> I'm "converting" from using C4 as the reference to a temperament using A4
> as the reference.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Ron Torrella, RPT
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