Temperament Setting Question

[BobDavis88@AOL.COM]

A440A@AOL.COM writes:

>  A third which has a 5:4 
>  ratio is a Just third and doesn't beat at all. 

Ed,
You are right, of course, but the 5:4 mentioned here doesn't refer to the 
ratio of FREQUENCIES within the third, but the ratio of beat RATES of 
contiguous thirds - A3-C#4 beats 5/4 as fast (or mighty close to it) as 
F3-A3. Sorry for the confusion. 
Bob Davis