[CAUT] Meantone (Which?)

[Daniel Gurnee]

Jim,

The coma is the difference between mi  just and that derived by tuning 
a series of four fifths from do to mi and called the sintonic coma.  
1/4 sintonic coma is that coma is each fifth diminished by 1/4 of the 
coma resulting in a pure third, the fifths beating c. two beats/sec.  
The meantone refers to re  falling exactly midway between do and mi.

Daniel Gurnee, HSU ret.


On Monday, May 14, 2007, at 12:27 PM, Jim Busby wrote:

> List,
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> A harpsichord here at BYU is supposed to be kept in meantone, but I’m 
> not sure which one. There are 10 or so listed on my Verituner. 1/5 
> comma, ¼ comma, etc.
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>  
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> By the way, is there a quick explanation of “comma”.  (Hey, I dunno, I 
> just tune ‘em…)
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> Thanks.
>
> Jim Busby BYU
>
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