This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Elwood- Perhaps you can find a copy of Musical Acoustics by Donald E. Hall = (Wadsworth Publishing Co.) The chapter on Harmonic Intervals and Tuning = is remarkably lucid. Hall is a physicist and musician, and a clear = writer as well. He presents the necessary terminology in a well = organized sequence. In 25 pages he shows the relationship between = acoustics, tuning history, temperament and music history. I don't know = anyone else who does such a good job. Ed Sutton ----- Original Message -----=20 From: Elwood Doss, Jr.=20 To: College and University Technicians=20 Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 10:25 AM Subject: history of tuning Anyone have a good source regarding Pythagoras and his contribution to = tuning--especially the Pythagorean temperament. I've studied = Jorgenson's big red book (I happened to purchase one in 1994--even = though I had little money at that time and less sense) and have gotten = some information. Any class notes, books, etc. would help. I'm = teaching a tuning class this fall and want to begin with a brief history = of tuning. Any help would be appreciated. Joy! Elwood Elwood Doss, Jr., RPT Technical Director/Piano Technician Department of Music 225 Fine Arts Building University of Tennessee at Martin 731/587-7482 :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/c1/60/08/5f/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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