Margo wrote, via Ed Foote.... {Meantone} which Aaron (1523) may have defined more informally What synchronicity. I have a draft of an article on Meantone I hope to submit for publication. If anyone is interested in previewing it and critiquing (and spell checking it ; ) Please let me know. About 8 pages. Specifically on the tuning instructions (translated) of Pietro Aaron and whether it is or is not 1/4 comma meantone. The tuner following the instructions proves the point---I am wondering if different tuners come up with diff results. That would be for another article though. ---ric ----- Original Message ----- From: <A440A@AOL.COM> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2001 12:02 PM Subject: Margo on Meantone Greetings, I have received several questions concerning Meantone history, and think that this recent posting from Margo Schulter" <MSCHULTER@VALUE.NET> goes far beyond what I could offer. enjoy or delete! Ed Foote Subject: Re: quarter-comma meantone on keyboard Please let me begin by saying that like many other tunings, 1/4-comma meantone can be precisely defined in mathematical terms, but will vary in "real world" realizations, whether on a 16th-century harpsichord tuned by ear or on a modern synthesizer with limited pitch resolution. ............ Most respectfully, Margo Schulter mschulter@value.net
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