Mechanical Music Digest  Archives
You Are Not Logged In Login/Get New Account
Please Log In. Accounts are free!
Logged In users are granted additional features including a more current version of the Archives and a simplified process for submitting articles.
Home Archives Calendar Gallery Store Links Info
MMD > Archives > December 1998 > 1998.12.30 > 05Prev  Next


Unequal Temperaments for Fretted Instruments
By Leonardo Perretti

Re: Seek "Secret of Tuning Fretted Instruments", MMDIgest 981229

Miles,  I don't know the article you mention; anyway, I would suggest
another item on the same subject; maybe you are interested.

There is a book devoted to unequal temperaments, which contains a
chapter on practical fretting instructions, along with several hints
about fretting with unequal temperaments, spread through the book. The
book is: "Unequal temperaments - And their role in the performance of
early music," by Claudio Di Veroli, Buenos Aires, 1978.

I don't know if it is still available somewhere; I have a Xerox (of
a Xerox of a Xerox). If you are interested, and cannot find a copy,
please drop me an e-mail.

Happy New Year to you and all the list

Leonardo Perretti

 [ I once had a Turkish "banjo" which had moveable frets of nylon
 [ string wrapped twice about the neck.  The performer adjusted
 [ both the tuning of the open strings and the position of the
 [ nylon frets before playing a song.  There were only five or six
 [ frets in the octave; I guess the pitch of intermediate tones
 [ wasn't important.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Wed 30 Dec 1998, 23:25:55 GMT, from time zone GMT+0100.)

Key Words in Subject:  Fretted, Instruments, Temperaments, Unequal

Home    Archives    Calendar    Gallery    Store    Links    Info   


Enter text below to search the MMD Website with Google



CONTACT FORM: Click HERE to write to the editor, or to post a message about Mechanical Musical Instruments to the MMD

Unless otherwise noted, all opinions are those of the individual authors and may not represent those of the editors. Compilation copyright 1995-2024 by Jody Kravitz.

Please read our Republication Policy before copying information from or creating links to this web site.

Click HERE to contact the webmaster regarding problems with the website.

Please support publication of the MMD by donating online

Please Support Publication of the MMD with your Generous Donation

Pay via PayPal

No PayPal account required

                                     
Translate This Page