SV: Vallotti temperament

Ola Andersson pianola@online.no
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 23:48:55 +0200


Tune A and C# sharp to the ETD

Tune A3-D4 to 2bps
and A3-E4 1.5 bps
Tune all black keys + F-A# and B-F# pure 5ths (4ths) 
Tune the  rest of the whites 5ths bad inbetween

Check if F3-C4, G3-D4, A4-E4, G3-C4, A3-D4, B3-E4 sound as bad but speeds up 
a nice check. 

Easy as pancakes

Ola Andersson 
Bergen Norway


----- Original Message ----- 
From: John R Fortiner <pianoserv440@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:19 PM
Subject: Vallotti temperament


> List:  I am coming to you because of the fantastic power that is in our
> accumulated knowledge.  A quartet is going to be performing here in early
> October.  They have requested a 2 manual harpsichord preferably tuned
> using the Vallotti temperament - ET is acceptable.  Anyway, can someone
> tell me how to go about doing that.  I do have an ETD ( Hale's digital ),
> but, as I am sure you know, that machine is only good for ET.
> I am unfamiliar with that particular requested temperament so I do not
> know how to do it aurally.  If some of you could respond both to the
> aural as well as ETD method of  tuning a Vallotti temperament I would be
> more than thankful.
> Thanks in advance for your time and effort.
> 
> John R. Fortiner
> Billings, MT.
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