On Tuesday 28 March 2006 10:09 am, Eugene C. Braig IV wrote:
> At 10:58 AM 3/28/2006, Arto Wikla wrote:
> >And perhaps the same ear of the period was less tolerant to every
> > tonality sounding the same and no tonality sounding pure, all the
> > major thirds sounding ugly...  ;-)
>
> Obviously...but you still can't truly fret any instrument to any
> temperament scheme other than roughly equal temperament without
> tastini or some other device for sectioning frets.

I've got 2 first frets and use 1/4 Comma Meantone Temperament.  I 
didn't try to use 2 eighth frets, but it might work.  Never went the 
tastini route.

"The Other" Stephen Stubbs
Champaign, IL   USA



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