[LUTE] how in tune is in tune?

[Michael Gillespie]

   Friends,

   I have been milling this idea around for a few days now --- my music
   history teacher said something like "bach would roll over in his grave
   to hear one of his violin sonatas performed on a modern violin..."
   something like that --- he was referring to the ability of the
   instrument to stay "in-tune" and the preciseness of the acoustics
   (string/instrument material and so on).

   was there a preference in musical temperament - do you all have a
   preference? my father brought me a Venezuelan Cuatro from Trinidad and
   if I tune it with a tuner the intervals are off, if i tune it to itself
   its ok.. until i get to higher positions.

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