vallotti temperament

[John R Fortiner]

Thanks Ron.  the Hale digital SOT is very similar to the earlier SAT. 
Same degree of accuracy, etc.  I can program it to any number of tunings
so I don't have to enter them manually each time.  It's display
(alpha/numeric) is smaller, but it still has the little red LEDs that
appear to rotate.  
My own thought is to do as you suggested - set a temperament octave and
do the rest aurally.
Thanks again.

John R. Fortiner
Billings, MT.
On Tue, 18 Sep 2001 20:32:39 "Ron Koval" <drwoodwind@hotmail.com> writes:
> Hi everyone
> 
> I'm not familiar with the Hale digital tuner mentioned, but if you 
> can trust 
> the ET tuning it generates(this is REALLY important for all EDT 
> tuners!!!), 
> you can get to vallotti by adding or subrtacting cents from each 
> note.
> Round off as you need to:
> 
> C  5.86
> C# 0
> D  1.95
> D# 3.91
> E  -1.95
> F  7.82
> F# -1.95
> G  3.91
> G#  1.95
> A   0
> A#  5.86
> B  -3.91
> 
> You may find that the best way set this on a piano with an old EDT 
> is to 
> just use it to set the temperament octave and work out from there.  
> It may 
> just be easier to get aural directions if that is how you are used 
> to 
> tuning.
> 
> Vallotti is a symetrical temperament with the major thirds built on 
> C,G, and 
> F about 6 cents from pure.  On the other side, thirds built on B, 
> F#, and C# 
> are about 22 cents from pure.  All other thirds progress in circle 
> of fifths 
> order.  For reference, ALL ET major thirds should be about 14 cents 
> from 
> pure.
> 
> good luck!
> 
> Ron Koval
> 
> Chicagoland
> 
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