> The extreme case of 1/4 comma meantone > is not very useful on lutes, anyway
Says whom? I, for one, like it _very_ much, even for solo music. Kapsberger on theorbe for example: great resonace, crunchy, colourfull chords. And it works without tastini on a theorbo with 6 strings on the fingerboard, btw. Haven't tried all his music, but in the pieces that I do play I have found no problems. In early 17th century Italian continuo music like Monteverdi, 1/4 comma meantone is wonderful in an orchestra full of trombones and cornetti: so much resonance, such a full chords. It is no comparisson to the bland, colourless, boring chords of equal temperament I have to play the same music in, alas, once in a while. David To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
