On Wed, Nov 5, 2008 at 11:31 AM, Omer katzir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OK, now that i've decided on my Temperament, one final question should be > asked. > what about the strings tuning? I guess it wont be the same as in equal > temperament.
Obviously. When for example you set your third fret higher, and keep the a' at the same pitch, the c on the third course, third fret will be higher. You will have to adjust the open fifth course to that pitch. Tune the fifth course up, then. &c. ad infinitum. Well meant advice: start with something regular like mean tone or Pythagorean first, as they require less compromise and give a good result much easier. And another advice: don't play just any music with any temperament. Pythagorean is great fro Trecento music, but not for Bach. 1/4 MT is great for Monteverdi, but not for Weiss. These are historical temperaments, but can sound hysterical when applied inappropriately. David -- ******************************* David van Ooijen [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.davidvanooijen.nl ******************************* To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
