On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 6:34 AM, Jeff Deutschle <oaronshoulder at gmail.com>wrote: > > J.F: > > You mention the importance of identical octave widths when tuning CM3's. > Would this mean that if octave widths are tuned differently to compromise > for a challenging break, that CM3's cannot be used? > I was referring to the two primary octaves used in setting an F3-F4 temperament: A3-A4 and F3-F4. It becomes self-evident .... Let's say you tune A3-A4 as a 2:1 octave, then tune F3-F4 as a 6:3 octave. It is then impossible to get contiguous M3s that are in a 4:5 ratio. -- JF -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/20081027/99a2e521/attachment.html
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