Well temperament

A well temperament is a circulating temperament where the intervals in a class are not all tuned the same. It is intermediate between an MOS scale, where for a class containing a generator all but one of the intervals are tuned the same, and a max variety n n tone scale, where for a class containing a generator all the intervals are tuned uniquely.

• Kirnberger – Kirnberger temperament

1. the fifths are pure, except for
2. the C–G, D–A, G–D and A–E fifths are quarter comma meantone
3. the F#–Db is the wolf fifth, a schisma flat

• Vallotti – Vallotti/Young temperament

1. the fifths are pure, except for
2. the C–G, D–A, E–B, F–C, G–D and A–E fifths are 1/6 Pythagorean comma flat.

• Young2 – Young temperament II
• Werck3 – Werckmeister temperament III
• Cauldron
• Bifrost
• Kartvelian scales – alternating edf and ed(4/3)

Other scales called "well temperaments"

• Well tempered nonet