Kellner Wohltemperirt/ Bach Temperament

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David writes: 
>quick note to say that yesterday I spent 3 hours doing the best 
>tuning I could do on a Boston GP-178 grand.  The temperament I used was
>the  Kellner W/B, 
>wow!  I love this tuning!  It is stunning!
   I
> could spend hours playing and just listening to the sounds I never heard
> before.  The piano seemed to have a lot more sustain and singing 
>quality.  And of course, the wide variety of color in the various keys.
 >Why isn't this tuning promoted more?  And how can I promote this tuning
>more?

Greetings, 
 
    The Kellner tuning is a very well researched piece of work.  Anton 
Kellner has a tremendous amount of numerology to evidence that Bach would 
have preferred his tuning this way, and has been promoting its use for many 
years,(he was ahead of most of us in this).  It is almost identical to the 
Werckmeister and Paul Bailey temps, and exhibits the same form as all the 
WT's of the piano's formative stages.  It does have a nice variety of color, 
and it does create a LOT of resonance.  
   Why isn't it used more?  That would be because of us techs not using it, 
but that is changing rapidly. 
How can you promote it?  By picking your opportuninties and knowing where it 
would be more appropriate than others.  A prime requirement of temperament 
knowledge is where to sell them.  Side  by side comparisons with ET have 
never failed to waken significant percentages of listeners to the added 
resources of the WT's, and in my experience of the last 9 years, this applies 
to technicians, teachers, and pianists alike.  
Regards, 
Ed Foote