How to Tune Thomas Young - The Temperament (Part 1)

How to tune the Thomas Young (I) classical well tempered tuning, Part 1 - The Temperament. Registered Piano Technician, Carl Radford, takes you through the steps of tuning the temperament and answers questions with David Summerhays in this favorite classical well tempered tuning.

Intro (0:00)
Why do it by ear? (1:20)
How to interpret a bearing plan (3:16)
Getting the first pitch source (8:16)
Step 1 - C4 to E4 (9:25)
Step 2 - E4 to E3 (11:00)
Single mute method (12:05)
Step 3 - E3 and C4 to G#4 (12:21)
Chicago to Milwaukee (13:10)
Step 4 - G#3 to C#4 (15:40)
Step 5 - C#4 to F#4 (17:03)
Strip muting the piano (18:28)
Step 6 - F#4 to F#3 (19:24)
Step 7 - Ab3 to Eb4 (21:03)
Step 8 - Eb4 to Bb3 (21:48)
Step 9 - Checks for pure intervals so far (22:27)
Step 10 - Bb3 and F#4 to D4 (23:05)
Step 11 - C4 and D4 to G3 (24:58)
Step 12 - E3 and D4 to A3 (25:53)
Step 13 - F#3 and E4 to B3 (27:34)
Step 14 - Bb3 and C4 to F4 (29:08)
Step 15 - F4 to F3 (29:50)
Check everything and run through it again (30:56)
Why the Thomas Young tuning? (31:30)

Thanks to:
David Summerhays - Questions & insight and notation graphics
John Summerhays - Technical assistant

To learn more about Well Temperament visit:
https://www.radfordpiano.com/well-tem...

Complete steps for the temperament bearing plan: https://www.summerhays.net/assets/upl...

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