<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1106" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY id=role_body style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial" bottomMargin=7 leftMargin=7 topMargin=7 rightMargin=7><FONT id=role_document face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <DIV> <DIV>Rex, </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>     I have a client who is a church organist, whose home piano I also tune tune. Now, I always tune his home piano in a Werckmeister III. Then he requested me to tune the piano at his church for the first time. So, when I went into the church, I checked out how the organ was tuned. The organ was ET, so I tuned the church piano ET. The organist complained he did not like it with the organ. So I explained about historical temperament and how his home piano was different and, well the short of it is, he wanted the Werck III on the church piano. So I tuned it Werck III. They liked it better at the church and I have heard no complaints.  </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>    I start with a C-523.4 fork and tune middle C first, to tune the Werck III, because this temperament's offsets range from 1.96 to 11.73 cents sharp from ET (according to Rollingball) In the Werckmeister III, I find that starting with C causes A to be around 441. I wouldn't worry about it not being compatible with ET. Its barely noticeable. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Hope this helps,</DIV> <DIV>Julia Gottshall RPT</DIV> <DIV>    </DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 5/14/2012 2:24:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, rosemanpiano@gmail.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px solid"><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" face=Arial color=#000000 size=2> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been asked to be an emergency sub for a concert this Sunday for a local community chorus. They are doing the Kyrie from Vierne’s Messe Solennelle at a local church. The problem is that I know the organ at the church was built to be tuned to Werkmeister III. The piece is in c# minor and is for 2 organs. The second part is going to be played on a keyboard (it mostly just doubles the choir). That instrument will most likely be in Equal Temperament and most likely will not be adjustable to Werkmeister III.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">My request is for any of you out there that have experience with Werkmeister III to let me know if you think that we are headed for a major train wreck at dress rehearsal Friday with these two temperaments on the two instruments playing in the key of c# minor. I can transpose to c minor or d minor if they would work better.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Any help as to how to avoid disaster would be appreciated.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Thank you.</SPAN></FONT></P> <P class=MsoNormal><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN></FONT> </P> <P class=MsoAutoSig><FONT face=Arial size=2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Rex Roseman</SPAN></FONT></P></FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> </DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>