I also use 1/6 comma meantone on my 1784 Hubert, and actually on all my
18th-century keyboards.  It seems to suit the music, which is the
compelling reason in my view.  Regarding equal temperament in the 18th
century, I suspect that what may be meant is a temperament playable in all
keys.  Owen Jorgensen believes that there did not exist a "perfect" equal
temperament until into the 20th century.  This would coincide with the
varied key colors (due to temperament) that I hear in music even through
the late 19th century.

Regards,
Carol lei Breckenridge



On Nov 8, 2017 9:05 AM, "J. Claudio Di Veroli" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> >Thomas wrote: Barnes, ... 89 cents, 1/6 comma meantone ...
>
> Very interesting Tom, thanks!
>
> Certainly I have no reason to doubt Barnes and all this evidence that
> clearly indicates a 1/6 S.c. meantone fretting.
>
> Let me just to mention something most of us know very well, I just repeat
> it
> for those in the list not familiar with the matter. Top temperament
> scholars
> such as Rudolf Rasch and Patrizio Barbieri both find compelling evidence
> that from mid-18th c. onwards German-speaking musicians had universally
> embraced Equal Temperament.
>
> In other words, Hubert's clavichord fretting temperament does not seem to
> reflect average contemporary practice, but rather a by then outmoded
> tradition. This, of course, is consistent with making a fretted clavichord
> when for decades the prevailing fashion had been for unfretted ones.
>
> Best
>
> CDV
>
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