Dave writes: << Pardon my complete ignorance here, but what is a "full comma?" I've heard the term often enough so that its about time I understood what it is referring to. >> The comma I referred to is the syntonic comma. It is 21.5 cents. Historically, the normal limit of a well-temperament was a maximum value of 21.5 cents in the most highly tempered thirds. On a modern piano, it is pretty expressive! Regards, Ed Foote RPT http://www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/index.html www.uk-piano.org/edfoote/well_tempered_piano.html
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