[pianotech] A temperament for a harpsicord

[Porritt, David]

Phil:

I always liked the Thomas Young temperament.  I don't know what you need for a SAT but the offsets (in cents) are:

C 6
C# 0
D 2
D# 4
E -2
F 6
F# -2
G 4
G# 2
A 0
A# 6
B -2

That's what I always used on harpsichord.  It's very symmetrical i.e. C is the smoothest key, F# the farthest from just, and E-flat and A are almost identical to ET.  

dave

David M. Porritt, RPT
dporritt at smu.edu



-----Original Message-----
From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of Phil Bondi
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2010 4:30 PM
To: Newtonville
Subject: [pianotech] A temperament for a harpsicord

Hi all.

If someone can supply me with a good tuning pattern for a harpsicord, I promise to say nice things about you at the mid-year meeting in February.

I have a SATll that I can use if you have a visual pettern..aural will work for me too.

The program - The Messiah, if it matters.

Thanks.

-daRook