other temperments

Richard Brekne richard.brekne@grieg.uib.no
Mon, 01 Jul 2002 23:19:55 +0200


Ok... heres something I dont understand that I am sure Ed can clear up for me.
In ET the distance in M 3rds is always 13.7... add them all up and you get
178.1 cents. Why dont you get 178.1 cents when you add up the total differences
for M 3rds in other temperaments ? Why does each temperament seem to have its
own <Total cents differences>> for all the M 3rds in the octave ??

Curious...

RicB

 A440A@AOL.COM wrote:
You can find a
>sampler 
>of temperaments that are historically significant and currently marketable
>on 
>my page:
> http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/3rds_chart.html
>
>Or on a location courtesy of Kent Webb
>http://homepage.mac.com/kentswafford/FileSharing1.html
>
>Good luck, 
>Ed Foote RPT


Richard Brekne
RPT NPTF
Griegakadamiet UiB



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