I also play lute (handy movable frets!), and I found that when I
switched from equal temp to a meantone variety (which is closer to just), my
instrument sounded louder. It resonates better with intervals that are more
natural. Non-equal temperaments limit what keys will sound good, but those
good ones sound great.
Regards,
Leonard Williams
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On 4/15/08 3:55 PM, "Chris Nogy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> There is a very subtle but very real difference in the instrument, block and
> strum sounds more natural when only 2 strings are open - any interval. There
> was a tendancy for this instrument to sound, well, off, with the intervals
> being a bit tinny sounding in equal temperament. It makes sense, since the
> pentatonic tuning is based on perfect intervals, and there are no perfect
> intervals in the equal temperament except the octave.
>
