List: I have read threads where someone mentions that the beat speed of 5ths should decrease in the treble and that 5ths even become wide of just intonation. I have been trying to figure out how this could be, both theoretically and in practice. Theoretically, it seems that this could only occur if each octave was tuned more than 2 cents wider than the octave below it. In practice, my 5ths beat rate increases, not decreases, in the treble. If I try to stretch the octaves so that they beat slower, this results in unbearably busy octaves and 4ths. The only thing I can figure out is that the threads are referring to 3:2 5ths and I am listening to 6:4 5ths (which I believe I am). I imagine when taking into account inharmonicity that a 4:2 or 6:3 octave could result in the 3:2 5ths beating slower going up the treble while the 6:4 5ths beat faster. But then what about going down into the bass? Wouldn't the 3:2 5ths beat faster going down into the bass? That is hard for me to believe. So, can anyone one help me to understand this? I feel like there is a piece missing in this puzzle. -- Regards, Jeff Deutschle Please address replies to the List. Do not E-mail me privately. Thank You. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech_ptg.org/attachments/20081105/d9061d08/attachment-0001.html
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