Thank you, Stewart, for the fascinating explanation! Does anyone know whether there is an electronic tuner that can be set = for the various meantone tunings, or at least one that will show exactly = at how many vibrations per second a given string is resonating?
I have been tuning my 10-course Renaissance lute at A =3D 415, using the = Korg Chromatic Tuner CA-30, and am wondering whether there is a way to = get a meantone tuning by varying the pitch of A a digit or two up or = down on the tuner as I tune the successive strings. If so, is anyone = mathematician enough to tell me by how much to vary the pitch of A on = the tuner for each string? I'm not sure whether my question is clear, so let me try to illustrate = by an example. Let's say that if I set the tuner to A =3D 415, the C = string vibrates at 107 and that I want it to vibrate at 108. Could I = tune it to that pitch by resetting the tuner to A =3D 416, for example? After all these questions, it probably would have been easier just to = ask Stewart how he goes about tuning the strings to a precise number of = vibrations per second. I am very interested in trying it, but don't know = how to do it. So, I would appreciate any help anyone could give me. Thank you. Stephen Arndt --
