--- On Sat, 8/11/08, Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: Martyn Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Temperaments, the second night
> To: "Andrew Gibbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Saturday, 8 November, 2008, 9:44 AM
> It only very roughly looks like 1/6 comma if you take a
> single string in isolation. If you carry out the
> calculations for each fret across ALL the strings no such
> pattern emerges which is possible with a straight fret......
>
>
> --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Andrew Gibbs
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > From: Andrew Gibbs
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: [LUTE] Re: Temperaments, the second night
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Date: Friday, 7 November, 2008, 1:57 PM
> > He doesn't, of course - the terminology - and the
> > mathematical
> > analysis - weren't worked out until much later.
> But his
> > instructions
> > for tuning/fret placement result in 1/6 comma meantone
> > tuning. More
> > or less...
> >
> > In his day, was he out-numbered by ET tuning
> lutenists? My
> > basic
> > understanding is that's probably the case.
> >
> >
> > On 7 Nov 2008, at 13:20, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
> >
> > > Where does Gerle mention '1/6 comma
> meantone'?
> > >
> > >
> > > --- On Fri, 7/11/08, Andrew Gibbs
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >> From: Andrew Gibbs
> > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >> Subject: [LUTE] Re: Temperaments, the second
> night
> > >> To: "Lute Dmth"
> > <[email protected]>
> > >> Date: Friday, 7 November, 2008, 11:22 AM
> > >> Hans Gerle was in denial? Perhaps this
> explains
> > the feelings
> > >> of
> > >> frustration and inner sadness found in some
> of his
> > music
> > >> (that he
> > >> played quite happily in 1/6 comma meantone).
> > >>
> > >> On 7 Nov 2008, at 09:09, Martyn Hodgson
> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>> ...
> > >>
> > >>> Catch also, and amusingly, points out the
> > denial in
> > >> the face of
> > >>> evidence and mathematical analysis by
> > advocates of
> > >> such a
> > >>> 'meantone' on the lute.
> > >>>
> > >>> MH
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> --
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> > >
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