Young only has one Pythagorean 3rd (F#-A#) while Vallotti-Young has three (F#-A#, Db-F, Ab-C). VY favors the sharps and has very good thirds up to three sharps on the key signature. VY has six pure fifths, Young has four. Both have a very smooth widening of thirds as you progress down the circle of fifths, with the exception of the keys of C, G and D which have equally tempered thirds at only 5.9 cents wide.
Are you tuning a piano or harpsichord? If a piano, I would tune a more narrow octave stretch between C3-C6, perhaps 2:1 octaves. Higher and lower than this, you can add as much stretch as you think appropriate.
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Tim Foster RPT
New Oxford PA
(470) 231-6074
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Original Message:
Sent: 10-25-2025 07:24
From: Thomas Servinsky
Subject: Young 2 temperament
What is the difference between Young 1 and Young 2. The ensemble is requesting a Young 2
Tom Servinsky
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tompiano@tomservinsky.com
Original Message:
Sent: 10/24/2025 10:52:00 AM
From: David Foster
Subject: RE: Young 2 temperament
Here is the table for Owen Jorgensen's temperament book, in case you wanted a copy of it.
We tune our harpsichords to Young 1, 1/6 comma, and/or VY all the time.
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Dave Foster, RPT
CAUT Michigan State University
Original Message:
Sent: 10-24-2025 07:27
From: Thomas Servinsky
Subject: Young 2 temperament
Thank you. That's what I was looking for!
Tom Servinsky
Registered Piano Technician
Concert Artist Piano Technician
Jazz Pianist for events
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Original Message:
Sent: 10/23/2025 4:28:00 PM
From: Wesley Owen
Subject: RE: Young 2 temperament
There are more than one set of offsets for Young 2 out there. I have one person I tune a harpsichord to this temp every week. These are the offsets he likes.
A 0
A# +2
B -3.9
C +5.9
C# -3.9
D +2
D# 0
E -2
F +3.9
F# -5.9
G +3.9
G# -2
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Wesley Owen RPT
Evanston IL
(847) 257-5554
Original Message:
Sent: 10-23-2025 05:05
From: Thomas Servinsky
Subject: Young 2 temperament
Dear List
Does anyone have offsets for the Young 2 temperament?
Tom Servinsky
Registered Piano Technician
Jazz Pianist for events
tompiano@tomservinsky.com
772 221 1011 office
772 260 7110 cell