There’s a different view here:
A. Otterstedt, Fretting about tuning (review of D. Dolata, Meantone 
temperaments on lutes and viols, Bloomington und Indiana, 2016), in: Early 
Music, cax101, https://doi.org/10.1093/em/cax101 

Andreas

> Am 08.03.2018 um 16:09 schrieb Daniel Shoskes <[email protected]>:
> 
> For an excellent book by a musicologist and busy lute performer (solo and 
> continuo), I highly recommend “Meantone Temperaments on Lutes and Viols” 
> by David Dolata. Indiana University Press 2016. History covered in part 1, 
> theory in part 2 and practicalities in part 3 (by ear and using a tuning 
> device).
> 
> goo.gl/9Aewv2 <http://goo.gl/9Aewv2>
> 
> 
>> On Mar 8, 2018, at 9:54 AM, Matthew Daillie <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I totally agree with Martin Shepherd (indeed two of our messages said the 
>> same thing) but what is the valid point Ron was making ??
>> 
>> Leonard's original post was a question about his method for tuning 1/4 comma 
>> meantone, not whether it was appropriate or not to use it on lutes, a can of 
>> worms I certainly did not wish to open (personally I use both equal and 1/5 
>> comma mean-tone on my lutes).
>> 
>> Best,
>> Matthew
>> 
>> 
>> On 08/03/2018 15:31, Martyn Hodgson wrote:
>>>   Ron and Martin have valid points - in particular the advocacy of a true
>>>   meantone is something of a chimera on the lute. Indeed, this matter of
>>>   non-equal temperament on lutes has been considered on this forum a
>>>   number of times before - just search the archives.  For example this
>>>   some seven years ago (and quite a few much more recently):
>>>     * [1]Martyn Hodgson <[email protected]>
>> 
>> 
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