Clavichord tuning

Richard Moody remoody@midstatesd.net
Sun, 5 Jan 2003 20:49:17 -0600


My clavichord has come back from its 6 months trip to Holland, and
I am wrestling with its Werckmeister II temperament.  Anyone has a
clue as to why such a temperament on this particular instrument ?
(in a clavichord, the temperament is determined by its
construction : some strings will produce two different notes.
Simply changing the tuning does not help...)

Jean Debefve

Doesn't the pitch change according to how hard you press down on
the key?  So  how can any semblance of a temperament be
uned?  ---rm


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