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GUEST,Val a mnemonic for the modes (106* d) RE: a mnemonic for the modes 16 Jun 06

Foolestroupe wrote:
"of course tuning a guitar (fixed frets) using overtones (3:2 ratio on open strings) never sounds quite right for the fretted notes."

It CAN'T EVER!!!...!!!!!!!!...You are trying to MIX TWO mathematically INCOMPATIBLE SYSTEMS OF INTONATION!
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Uh, yep. 'Ats whut I's tryin' ta say. T'anks fer hammerin' it home.

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Oh, and for some perverse fun, when you have an instrument with courses of multiple strings (mandolin, 12-string guitar, lute, piano), try tuning one set of strings to even temperment & the doubled (or tripled) set using more perfect harmonic intervals. That way, you can annoy EVERYONE while still saying your instrument is "in tune". [grin]

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