Jorgensen's Improved EBVT

[Vanderhoofven]

Dear Friends,

This morning I tuned a piano using Jorgensen's Improved Equal Beating 
Victorian Temperament.  You can see the graph on Jason Kanter's web page at 
http://www.rollingball.com/EBVT19.htm .

The piano had a nice amount of contrast between the different keys without 
being too extreme.  I will definitely use this tuning again in the future.

Compared to the EBVT designed by John Formsma (at 
http://www.rollingball.com/EBVT18.htm ) there is a greater amount of 
contrast in the Jorgensen EBVT, and the Jorgensen EBVT is also just a 
little bit stronger than the Formsma EBVT.  (But neither of these 
temperaments has enough purity in the near keys to suit me.)

I spent about 30 minutes playing a bunch of songs and scales and chords to 
listen to the piano, and I was very pleased with the sound.  The contrast 
between the keys followed the circle of fifths quite well, with more 
contrast at the opposite end of the circle of fifths.

I had the pleasure of hearing a talented young musician play Chopin's 
Nocturne, Op. 9, No. 2.  Also got to hear Butterfly, Op.43, No.1 by 
Grieg.  I honestly believe that if I had tuned in Equal Temperament, that 
the music wouldn't have sounded so good.

If anyone else regularly tunes any of the EBVT's, why not post it to the 
list to share your experiences?

Sincerely,

David A. Vanderhoofven
Joplin, MO