[pianotech] Werkmeister III tuning - slightly OT

[KeyKat88 at aol.com]

Rex, 
 
     I have a client who is a church organist, whose  home piano I also 
tune tune. Now, I always tune his home piano in a  Werckmeister III. Then he 
requested me to tune the piano at his church for  the first time. So, when I 
went into the church, I checked out how the  organ was tuned. The organ was 
ET, so I tuned the church piano ET. The organist  complained he did not like 
it with the organ. So I explained about  historical temperament and how his 
home piano was different and, well the short  of it is, he wanted the Werck 
III on the church piano. So I tuned it Werck III.  They liked it better at 
the church and I have heard no complaints.  
 
    I start with a C-523.4 fork and tune middle C  first, to tune the Werck 
III, because this temperament's offsets range  from 1.96 to 11.73 cents 
sharp from ET (according  to Rollingball) In the Werckmeister III, I find that 
starting  with C causes A to be around 441. I wouldn't worry about it not 
being  compatible with ET. Its barely noticeable. 
 
Hope this helps,
Julia Gottshall RPT
    
In a message dated 5/14/2012 2:24:33 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
rosemanpiano at gmail.com writes:

I have been asked to be an  emergency sub for a concert this Sunday for a 
local community chorus. They are  doing the Kyrie from Vierne’s Messe 
Solennelle at a local church. The problem  is that I know the organ at the church 
was built to be tuned to Werkmeister  III. The piece is in c# minor and is 
for 2 organs. The second part is going to  be played on a keyboard (it mostly 
just doubles the choir). That instrument  will most likely be in Equal 
Temperament and most likely will not be  adjustable to Werkmeister III. 
My request is for any of you out  there that have experience with 
Werkmeister III to let me know if you think  that we are headed for a major train 
wreck at dress rehearsal Friday with  these two temperaments on the two 
instruments playing in the key of c# minor.  I can transpose to c minor or d minor 
if they would work  better. 
Any help as to how to avoid  disaster would be appreciated. 
Thank you. 
Rex  Roseman


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