[VIHUELA] Re: Temperaments & Fretting on Early Guitars

2019-05-20 Thread Edward C. Yong
Thank you to everyone who replied! > On 12 May 2019, at 4:17 PM, Martyn Hodgson > wrote: > > Dear Edward, > The problem with employing an unequal temperament on the five course > guitar is the prevalence of sliding chord shapes employed on every fret > in much of the extant repertoire

[VIHUELA] Re: Temperaments & Fretting on Early Guitars

2019-05-12 Thread Martyn Hodgson
Dear Edward, The problem with employing an unequal temperament on the five course guitar is the prevalence of sliding chord shapes employed on every fret in much of the extant repertoire - ie Alfabeto. This has also been pointed out in previous communications and papers. M.H.

[VIHUELA] Re: Temperaments & Fretting on Early Guitars

2019-05-12 Thread David van Ooijen
I use 1/4-comma MT on my B-guitar when needed. High first fret with tastini (singular?) for g# on 3rd string (E-major chord!). David *** David van Ooijen [1]davidvanooi...@gmail.com [2]www.davidvanooijen.nl *** On