[pianotech] Well Tempered tunings

[Dean May]

Very helpful, thank you

 

I have studied Jason's website, but of course the Coleman temps are not in
there. 

 

Dean

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From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf
Of Ed Foote
Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 8:19 PM
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Subject: Re: [pianotech] Well Tempered tunings

 

 Deand writes: 

I've used the Vallotti-Young, Broadwood Best, EBVT-3, Coleman 11 and Coleman
16. The charts that I've studied don't have many of the above styles, or
they are called something else. Can you help me, Ed, or anyone else, put
these in some kind of order from mild to extreme, or give any other comments
about them?

    It is easiest to take a look at the size of the thirds.  In the above
list, from mild to extreme, I would say: 
Coleman 11, Broadwood's best. EBVT-3,(?) Coleman 16, and then the
Valotti-Young.  Not sure about the EBVT, since it has been a while since I
used it. 
Some temps. don't stray more than 4 cents from ET, in either direction. Some
go so far as 7 cents bigger than ET, with an accompanying Just third at C.
I consider a temp. more extreme if the full comma (21.5 cents) is found in
the most remote thirds,   and there is also the consideration of how many,
ie, the Young has one third that wide while the Werksmeister III has three
(if I remember correctly).   The 1/4 C is pretty extreme, since it has dim
4ths in place of 4 of the thirds, and some total consonance in the rest.
Jim Coleman mentioned to me that his #16 was very close to the Young.
     I love Classical pieces in the more extreme WT's, but have had some
raised eyebrows from pianists that play a lot more modern stuff.  I have
heard Schubert on a Kirnberger III and it was sublime.

Hope that helps, 
Ed Foote RPT

 

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