<HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE>Re: WerkmeisterIII</TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY> on 7/13/04 19:44, Jim Busby at jim_busby@byu.edu wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE>List, Does anyone have a clear, step by step p= rocedure for tuning a Werkmeister III aurally? (o= n a harpsichord) I have put it on with a Verituner and a SAT, but I¹m trying= to ³wean² myself from ETDs for a while. Thanks, Jim Busby BYU </BLOCKQUOTE> This is taken from Charles Padgham book "The Well-Tempered Organ"= 1-set middle C to fork (261.63), then raise 11.73 cents (C=263.40 Hz, will = give A=440) 2-tune F above mid C pure to C 3-tune Bb above  mid C pure to F 4-tune Eb above mid C pure to Bb 5-tune G# above mid C pure to Eb 6-tune C# above mid C pure to G# 7-tune F# above mid C pure to C# 8-temper B above mid C from F# wide 5 beats per second (actually 5.0166)<BR= > 9-tune E above mid C pure to B 10-tune A above mid C pure to E (a=440) 11-temper the D above mid C narrow 2.96 beats per sec. to A 12-temper G above mid C narrow 2.66 beats per sec. to mid C 13-D above mid C should be wide 4.0 beats per sec. of the G as a check. <BR= >    This tuning sounds very good in the major keys of C, D, = F, G and ok in Bb.  The other major keys sound worse than in equal &nbs= p;temp.  This tuning sounds very good in the minor keys of E, F#, B, be= tter than equal temp in C and F, and ok in C#,G, Bb.  The other minor k= eys are worse than equal temp, but it is a well temperament so none of the k= eys is intolerable.  The Padgham book only deals with 22 temperaments, = but he analyses them and charts the cents difference from just so you can ge= t an idea of which temperament will work for which keys.  Hope this hel= ps Richard     </BODY> </HTML>