Stuart,
Try the 1/4 comma to start; the thinking being to overdo the change so
you can more easily define its differences. You can always scale back
to 1/6 and compare. If you go the 1/4 comma route you may want to play
your lower F#s on the 6th G fret till you get a tastino, at least for
single line stuff.
If you want to immerse yourself in meantone for a little while, try it
w/ your regular ren lute as well. It may be easier to hear the 3rds and
6ths working together in registers you're more familiar with.
Avoid a lot of flats for now.
If your descant has a significantly wider bridge than nut then you may
have problems as you shift the 4th fret 'north'. (It may buzz w/ the
lack of tension or just be plain too loose). you may need to shim it a
bit.
You may eventually want to settle into 1/6 comma which isn't so drastic
and gives more modulating elasticity.
Sean
On Feb 8, 2009, at 11:58 AM, Stuart Walsh wrote:
Charles Browne wrote:
There is a fret placement spreadsheet on the LSA website that will
provide you with all the information without re-calculation. It will
give fret positions for a number of temperaments/and string lengths
it is worth looking at!
Charles
Thanks. Found it and punched in the string length. Even easier than
multiplying by 43. But - so much choice. Any advice on a temperament
for second half of fifteenth century?
Stuart
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