If you _don't_ tune equal tempermant (ET) and play with anything that is (piano, guitar, etc.) you'll really regret it. And add to the reputation of hurdy-gurdy always being out of tune.
As a solo instrument, it sounds best in a tempered tuning. Which one (there are many) depends on what music you want to play. Tuning to an ET tuner and then "fixing" the intervals that have beats you don't like is a simple but reasonably effective approach. For a somewhat more complex but still straightforward approach, see http://orfeo-fiato.nl/hurdy_gurdy_tuning.html, the section in bright blue highlight. And for anyone that isn't quite sure what this "temperament" thing is, google is your friend. And a really interesting experimental tuner / exploration tool for Windows, called WinTemper. Free download at http://wintemper.com/ A terrific book on the topic is "How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and why you should care)", http://www.amazon.com/Equal-Temperament-Ruined-Harmony-Should/dp/0393334201 -- Dennis Sherman Chicago, IL, USA http://www.dennissherman.com > >From: Steven Tucker <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Thu, November 3, 2011 1:50:25 PM >Subject: [HG-new] Equal Temperament Tuning and Intonation > >Hiya, > > > I find myself wondering how many gurdy players tweak their tangents between >Equal Temperament and Just Intonation? > > >Players I've talked to who play in bands all seem to favor the Equal >Temperament, but the soloists usually tell me they just tweak the tangents >"until they sound right". Since the soloists seem to have been playing mostly >diatonic and modal folk tunes I assume they (knowingly or not) use a Just >Intonation. > > >So what's your opinion or technique for tuning the tangents? > > >-Steve -- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >Groups "hurdygurdy" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected] >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy > >The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at >http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new >subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "hurdygurdy" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/hurdygurdy The rules of posting, courtesy, and other list information may be found at http://hurdygurdy.com/mailinglist/index.htm. To reduce spam, posts from new subscribers are held pending approval by the webmaster.
