Cents: was help with bad tuning...Ric B. Eastern Scale?

[Robin Hufford]

Hey Ric,
     c-d, 1 whole tone:   d-e,  2 whole tones : e-f(sharp)3 whole tones, 
f(s)-g(s)4 whole tones,g(s)-a(s) 5 whole tones,a(s)-b(s) 6 whole tones 
which is (C, the octave):  One could say there were seven letters 
counting the b sharp, but there are six intervals of a whole tone each 
for the octave. . 
Regards, Robin Hufford

Richard Brekne wrote:

> Piannaman@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 12/15/04 12:15:16 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
>> Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no writes:
>>
>>
>>> there are 12 (not 13) half steps to an
>>> octave. A whole step is a whole tone of which there are 8 in an octave. 
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>> Uhhh....Rick....I think there is something wrong with this one 
>> heah....Eight whole tones in an octave????  Wouldn't that equal 16 
>> semi-tones?  What far-eastern scale are you tuning?  INquiring minds 
>> want to know...
>>
>> Sorry, couldn't resist <G>
>
>
> Grin.... Sorry, that should read 7 in all.  Made the same mistake as 
> Don did with his 1300 cents.
>
>>
>> There are six whole steps in an octave, not eight, but they are 
>> seldom consulted when tuning a piano and have nothing to do with a 
>> major or minor scale or mode.  The whole tone scale is reserved for 
>> 20th century composers, jazzers, and dream sequences in cheap movies.  
>
>
> 6 steps doesnt finish the octave. 6 Different notes yes... but 7 to 
> complete the octave
>
>>
>> I think you're trying to point out that there are eight intervals in 
>> a diatonic scale, which can be configured in any mode you like, from 
>> Ionian, to Locrian (goes from B to B and is musically virtually 
>> worthless).
>
>
> Nope... just counted the last note twice.
>
>>
>> In an octave, there is a chromatic scale, which is what we are 
>> dealing with most frequently as tuners.  Then there is the major 
>> scale, which (in C major) consists of whole step/whole step/ half 
>> step / whole steps three times / half step.  A mixed bag of major and 
>> minor seconds, whole tones and half tones. 
>> Ric, if you're a Tuna, you've been scaled <BIG G>,
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> hehe... I am scaled on a regular basis anyways... good for ones sense 
> of humility.
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>>
>> Dave Stahl
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>
> Cheers, and thanks for spotting !
>
> RicB
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