Contiguous Major Thirds Accuracy?

[John Formsma]

On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:34 AM, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com>wrote:

>
> J.F:
>
> You mention the importance of identical octave widths when tuning CM3's.
> Would this mean that if octave widths are tuned differently to compromise
> for a challenging break, that CM3's cannot be used?
>


I was referring to the two primary octaves used in setting an F3-F4
temperament: A3-A4 and F3-F4.  It becomes self-evident ....   Let's say you
tune A3-A4 as a 2:1 octave, then tune F3-F4 as a 6:3 octave.  It is then
impossible to get contiguous M3s that are in a 4:5 ratio.

-- 
JF
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