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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Hello Jonathan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>First - how much time have you got? There's a =
lot of
information out there about "temperaments". This type of tuning is used =
mainly
on historic type instruments: real square pianos (circa late 1700s) =
Harpsichords
and Fortepianos. The temperament we use at Glyndebourne is Vallotti. In =
fact I
have to tune a Kawai grand to this temperament to use <EM>with</EM> a
Harpsichord in rehearsal for Bill Christie. The variation from equal =
temperament
is as follows:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000> a:0 a#:+6.0 =
b:+2.0
c:+6.0 c#:0.0 d:+2.0 d#:+4.0 e:-2.0 =
f:+8.0
f#:-2:0 g:+4.0 g#:+2.0</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>The "wildest" off pitch temperament is
"Werkmeister-III" where:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>a:0 a#:+17.5 b:-7.0 =
c:+10.5
c#:-13.5 d:+2.5 d#:+20.5 e:-3.5 f:+13.5
f#:-10.0 g:+7.0 g#:-17.0</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Lambert(1774) is closest to equal =
temp.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>I shall stop there and put on my flame suit =
for
<EM>daring</EM> to suggest anything so OT as "temperaments"</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Regards from darkest Sussex</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#000000>Michael G.(UK)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=jstuchell@verizon.net =
href="mailto:jstuchell@verizon.net">jonathan
stuchell</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk
href="mailto:michael@gambles.fsnet.co.uk">Michael Gamble</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, March 08, 2005 =
4:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> historical =
temperament</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Hello,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial =
size=2> I want
to start using historical temperaments. How do I go about =
this? I
use a Peterson virtual strobe tuner which has settings for =
Young,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Werkmeister, Kirnberger, Pythagorean, =
Kellner
etc. I would like to use one from J.S. Bach's time. =
Information
seems hard to find. Im very interested, because I favor the =
Baroque
period. Also, Baroque instruments are becoming
popular. Hope you can give me some =
advice!
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks,</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jonathan Stuchell =
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