source file: mills3.txt Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 00:46:28 +0200 Subject: gender (or such) From: "Christopher Smith" I just had the opportunity tp examine a gamelan instrument (metal- keyed, probably a gender? - I don't know all the names) - it's a four-toned instrument, and the tuning appears to be: 1/1 8/7 5/4 32/21 to my unaided ear. The 1/1-8/7-5/4 segment I find rather charming. Just thought I'd share . . . ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: jinetwk@dnai.com Subject: Re: "quartertones," etc. PostedDate: 16-08-97 09:28:38 SendTo: CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH ReplyTo: tuning@eartha.mills.edu $UpdatedBy: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=coul1358/OU=AT/O=EZH,CN=Manuel op de Coul/OU=AT/O=EZH RouteServers: CN=notesrv2/OU=Server/O=EZH,CN=notesrv1/OU=Server/O=EZH RouteTimes: 16-08-97 09:28:36-16-08-97 09:28:36,16-08-97 09:26:43-16-08-97 09:26:43 DeliveredDate: 16-08-97 09:26:44 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA v1.1 (385.6 5-6-1997)) with SMTP id C12564F5.00291195; Sat, 16 Aug 1997 09:28:34 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA27487; Sat, 16 Aug 1997 09:28:38 +0200 Date: Sat, 16 Aug 1997 09:28:38 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA27421 Received: (qmail 22988 invoked from network); 16 Aug 1997 07:28:34 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 16 Aug 1997 07:28:34 -0000 Message-Id: <199708160725.AAA24801@ganymede.dnai.com> Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu