Hello,
For my modern instrument I use a personal solution with some notes in
just temperament, some in well tempered but as well the "-5 cent A"
from
Kirnberger II
in fact this is a temperament of its own...
one problem with describing hurdy gurdy tunings is that what you tue
in is not strictly what you play:
Its the description of the "middle pressure" adjustment which one
preferes to be able to perform
- in pitch in as many realyoccuring situations as possible
and to play as much
- vibrato and pitchbending as personally desired.
I personally prefer to have the Bb and Eb rather flat as they often
represent a mouring sound more like in french viol music not english
consort.
my A and the E are compromises following the need to play in A and D
too.
But its a hurdy gurdy, so its a compomise of pressures and vibrato
range not of final pitch.
the aim in tuning the hurdy-gurdy a certain way is more a compromise
of the ease of playing, not the final pitch.
If the hurdy-gurdy is'nt played solo, there is usually always a
harmony to consider: a drone, maybe another drone, one melody and
another. that usually always makes a three or four note chord.
As see Matthias said this and mor or less the rest I wanted to add
(about the differing A's ...) in his new mail that came in now.
I described my tuning a while ago on this list, and the outcome is
maybe rather a meantone tuning than a tempered.
(about my use of these terms: tempered tunings I consider all tunings
that allow the use of all fifth intervals a.k. with closed circle of
fifths - not neccessarily even spaced, meantone tunings: tunings with
pure thirds that are split into two similar seconds and usually do
not close the circle)
kind regards,
Simon
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