Re: just tuning

[Pat Missin <pat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ludo wrote

>Pat Missin wrote:>10 Aug 2003 >SNIP<
>>In JI, with the exception of octaves (and to a less extent fourths and
>>fifths) two consecutive intervals of exactly the same size simply do
>>not sound good - they produce harsh dissonance. So, if you were to
>>tune 3 and 4 draw (E and G on our C harp)
>
>I presume Pat meant B and D on our C harp.
>
>and 4 and 5 draw (D and F)>so that there were both pure minor thirds, they 
>would sound fine if
>>you were to play either E and G,
>
>...same remark.
>
>or D and F. <SNIP<
>
>I don't make this remark to nitpick - it's just that, like G suggested, it's 
>worth saving Pat's excellent post for later reference, and one or two people 
>might be puzzled by the typo.

It's certainly not nitpicking. I made a mistake; you caught it; I'm
grateful. I'm also glad to learn that at least one person read my post
so carefully!

My excuse is that I was originally going to give my examples based on
a C chord, then changed my mind and gave them based on the draw chord
of a C harp. I simply forgot to change a couple of bits I'd already
written. Still, I should have got someone to proof read the article
first. 

Anyway, as a couple of people have emailed me to say that they are
going to save copies of the post, I've decided to repost it with
corrections. Sorry for the unfrugal use of bandwidth.

 -- Pat.