<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff"> <DIV>Greetings,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       In tuning E.T., I always start tuning by setting F3 to F4 octave as temperament. On each piano the F3 to A3,  7 BPS,  is different some pianos require "faster" 7 BPS some "slower" 7BPS. Now if this is true that different pianos require different beats for setting the temperaments, then I presume the same is true for setting historic temperaments.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>       When I tune historic temperaments I think it better to start by setting middle C as the starting point. Following the Rollingball chart for the Valotti temperament, I cant seem to get the temperament to work out. THis is because of the inharmonicity of the scale design of my U3, right? I tuned my 1903 Becker Brothers upright to Valotti <U><EM>no sweat.</EM></U>  Now,  I am trying to tune my Yamaha U3 to the Valotti and cant seem to get it to work out properly. Things are not beating the way they should, when I am done following the chart. What am I missing? How can I get the temperament to work?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks </DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall</DIV> <DIV>Reading, PA    </DIV></BODY></HTML>