Wives tales ... violin tuning

[Jlmatt at aol.com]

In a message dated 6/30/2008 3:18:36 A.M. Mountain Daylight Time,  
ricb at pianostemmer.no writes:

Seems to  me there is no inherent purpose of the viol family instrument 
to play  perfect intervals of any sort.  Rather it is simply to make 
beautiful  music...which of course includes the ability to blend in --- 
pitch wise  also --- with any/all accompanying instruments as best is  
possible.
That's exactly what I mean, the ability to blend in pitchwise is  wonderful. 
Now when you say the viol family, you probably mean the violin  family. Viol 
family instruments have frets on the fingerboard. After you tune  them the 
pitches are fixed like on a piano and the intervals are tempered. 
The violin family instruments do not. 
 
Jean-Luc



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