In any tempered fretting system that's been worked out properly you need to first set the frets, then tune the strings to each other in perfect octaves or unisons, since these intervals must be pure in all schemes. If this doesn't work and your lute sounds out of tune, then the fret placement has been wrongly calculated. There should be no need for a "circular process" (unless you're interested in inventing a new temperament by trial and error).
2008/10/3 Andrew Gibbs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > The LSA file works on my mac - but I found those historical > instructions for placing frets weren't really that useful - I think > some are inaccurate (Dowland's doesn't seem to make much sense). And > there's no instructions on how to tune the open strings - so if you > don't know what temperament you're aiming for, it makes the process a > bit circular - tweak the frets, tweak the open strings, tweak the > frets etc > > My basic understanding is that 16th c lute players would have used > some kind of meantone - ranging from 1/4 to 1/8 - but of course > wouldn't have used that terminology as the fine maths weren't worked > out until later when meantone was on the point of becoming obsolete. > This is my basic understanding - I'm sure someone on this list will > know better/more... > > Andrew > > > On 3 Oct 2008, at 07:22, Omer katzir wrote: > >> Thanks andrew, but i have a problem with LSA file, i see every >> thing as 0, beside the english... >> i used both office 2008 and Neoofice, and it showed me the same >> thing. might be becuase I'm a mac user... > > > -- > > To get on or off this list see list information at > http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > -- Sam Chapman Oetlingerstrasse 65 4057 Basel (0041) 79 530 39 91
