Pythagoras and scales

Richard Moody remoody@midstatesd.net
Wed, 4 Sep 2002 22:04:38 -0500


 > As tuners, we work everyday with the
> Pythagorean comma, which is commonly expressed mathematically by
>the ratio 81:80.

This is the comma of Didymus!  or the  amount a 3rd
produced by 4 pure 5ths is sharp over a 5/4 pure 3rd.  You might
want to check out ditonic comma.

>he knows absolutely nothing about what he is writing.

You sure proved that point!


---ric



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