Hi folks. What are your felling on the most versatile of the compromise temperament/intonations? One which may not be perfect a given situation but which can be used for blues and slip in to some jazzier stuff without being noticeably out of place.
I rather like the scheme used on Hohner's handmade series but haven't used it in enough situations to commit to it.
19-limit just brings the 5 Draw more in line with concert pitch and seems to work nicely. You have to tune your self or get customs as I don't think this one is offered commercially.
The MS tuning is closer still.
One question about the 19-lim and MS tunings. The greatest adjustment is of course around the 5 and 9 Draws. But if the idea is to bring them closer to 12-TET then why isn't it as big a concern for the 3 Blow which can remain as much as 14 cents flat of 12-TET. Is there something about the third degree of the scale which makes it seem more 'in tune' to 12-TET even though in reality it may be flatter than the scale's troublesome fourth degree?
Paul
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