The question is: do they know what they want? Modified meantone will probably do if they don't. Andrew Anderson PS the first of the following makes simple what the comma is.<http://www.users.dircon.co.uk/~oneskull/3.6.04.htm>A Beginners' Guide to Temperament by Stephen Bicknell. Provides an overview of the historical development of temperaments. <http://pages.globetrotter.net/roule/temper.htm>Understanding Temperaments by Pierre Louis. Another introduction to temperaments with a more detailed explanation. <http://www.kylegann.com/histune.html>An Introduction to Historical Tunings by Kyle Gann. Authored by a professional musician, composer & professor of music at several colleges who isn't enamored with the modern equal temperament. <http://rollingball.com/TemperamentsFrames.htm>Temperaments Visualized by Jason Kantor. This site is quite helpful in answering common questions, such as which temperament a composer was likely exposed to. It provides a chart which visually demonstrates the time the composers lived and the temperaments that were then current. Clickable links provide highlights of different temperaments. At 02:27 PM 5/14/2007, you wrote: >List, > >A harpsichord here at BYU is supposed to be kept >in meantone, but Im not sure which one. There >are 10 or so listed on my Verituner. 1/5 comma, ¼ comma, etc. > >By the way, is there a quick explanation of >comma. (Hey, I dunno, I just tune em ) > >Thanks. >Jim Busby BYU -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/caut.php/attachments/20070514/09a596e1/attachment.html
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