<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 10 (filtered)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple id="role_body" bottomMargin=7 leftmargin=7 topmargin=7 rightMargin=7> <div class=Section1> Julia and others that replied   The program worked well. No one seemed to notice that the organ was in a different temperament.   I had heard the instrument demonstrated using hymns in different keys, and some sounded really bad in some of the far off keys. It is a Congregational church, and the organist at the time of the demonstration went next door to another church and got their Episcopal hymnal because the keys of the hymns sounded better.   All’s well that ends well.   <div> Rex </div>   -----Original Message----- From: KeyKat88@aol.com [mailto:KeyKat88@aol.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 9:07 AM To: pianotech@ptg.org Subject: Re: [pianotech] Werkmeister III tuning - slightly OT   <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='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt; margin-left:3.75pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'> 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.   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.   Any help as to how to avoid disaster would be appreciated.   Thank you.   Rex Roseman </blockquote> </div> <div>   </div> </div> </body> </html>