Hi Jeff,
The abbreviation "mod." means modified, not modern. In other
words, you begin with a flavor of "regular" mean tone, then modify
one or more notes. Common notes to modify would be those constituting
the "wolf" P4/P5 (usually Eflat/G# or Aflat/C#) to make it less wild.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico
fssturm@unm.edu
PS Anyone have word on how the project of porting Jorgenson's Tuning
to CD is going?
On Nov 15, 2005, at 6:34 PM, Jeff Stickney wrote:
> List (especially PRCT users),
>
> I have just had a request to tune a harpsichord for Monica Hugget
> (Baroque violinist) in "one six, mean tone" tuning. I'm assuming
> this means 1/6 mean tone temperament. Any idea which HT in the
> array of options in PRCT would be appropriate? Would it be "R07
> 1808 William Hawkes (1/6 Mercator)"? Other suggestions? And what
> is the difference between "regular mean tone" and "modern mean
> tone" as they are labeled in the PRCT list of temperaments? Thank
> you for your help!
>
> Jeff Stickney
> University of Montana
>
> PS The recital/lecture is tomorrow - last-minute info as usual. :-(
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