A Bold Move

[Richard Brekne]

Nice work John

Are you doing these strictly with ETD, or are you learning aural checks
to execute the temperaments as well ? I ask for my own attempts in
learning and exploring these.

Cheers

RicB


Jon Page wrote:
> 
> I have finished tuning the pianos (this break) at the Cape Cod Conservatory
> in different temperaments.
> The differences are not as appalling as one might assume.
> 
> Between the two facilities, each has 3 in ET,  2 in Moore,
> 2 in Wendell Mild Synchronous Well. (including a D for recital - wow, clarity),
> 2 in Broadwood Best, 1 in Werkmeister (I like), 1 in Young.
> 
> I have 2 left to tune, 1098's (cringe), I'll do them either in Moore or an
> RW WT, possibly Young/2
> 
> So far, of the three teachers who have tried them, Broadwood's Best is
> preferred, although
> they did not have a chance to sample the Wendell.
> 
> If one temperament is in disapproval, I'll replace it with another. A tonal
> buffet.
> 
> Aiding in the presentation are the charts from Jason Kanter and commentary
> by Ed Foote
> along with copies of his two CD's in their library. Is this networking or
> what...  thanks guys.
> 
> Ed's description of temperament structure will open a new avenue to the
> musicians.
> To paraphrase one teacher, "All the years at Julliard, and I never head of
> this stuff".
> 
> What prompted me to approach the director with this plan was the success of
> this past
> summer's music festivals.  All were requested to be tuned in the Moore WT
> after their
> directors compared pianos in ET and WT.
> 
> Only once did a musician prefer ET, they play 20th Century music and did
> not like
> the smoothness in the beginning of the cycle of fifths; primarily the C-E.
> They wanted
> that tension. No problem.
> 
> This is gunna be a great year !
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jon Page,   piano technician
> Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
> mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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Richard Brekne
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UiB, Bergen, Norway
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