On Jan 6, 2012, at 12:36 PM, Jean-Marie Poirier wrote: > Although Denis does not recommend openly a sort of equal temperament, he > acknowledges the fact that fretted instruments are not naturally and > technically apt for unequal temperaments. I think his "ivory frets", which > could be adjusted according to the required temperament, are only another > experimental endeavour comparable with Galilei's suggested use of "tastini"
Galilei doesn't suggest tastini. He says other prominent players use them, but he thinks it's a bad idea. -- To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
