Question regarding Well Temp. Tuning

[Clark]

Hi there,

Last weekend was very interesting and informative for me, as a proponent
of ETs (including, but not necessarily 12tET) to be visited by a scholar
of Just Intonation. While our valuations of certain tuning systems (he
is not at all fond of the 12-tone subset of 1/4scMT, for instance), and
our techniques of exploiting these musically are quite different finally
I think we both have drawn the same conclusions: the qualities of any
explicit tuning scheme likewise are explicit. Using one in place of
another at best obscures intended effects.


An interesting parallel. I've read papers on Bach's arpeggiated
quadruple stops for violins. It is impossible to bow all four strings at
once - _unless_, of course, one uses a period, finger-tensioned bow,
usually which is unknown to the authors.

Regards,


Clark