source file: mills3.txt Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 18:53:39 +0200 Subject: RE: Tuning of the 2nd sruti From: "Paul H. Erlich" >>I assume sruti 4 is tuned to 9/8. For the >>sruti 2 fret to be halfway here implies halving the frequency >>difference, hence the interval is ln(17/16)/ln(2)*1200=104.96 >>cents. Halving the pitch difference gives ln(9/8)/ln(2)*600= >>101.96 cents. Are the data precise enough to say which it is? > >Actually, it was the string length difference that appeared to be halved, >implying the interval ln (18/17)/ln(2)*1200=98.95 cents. However, this would >have been close enough to a pitch difference halving to satisfy the most >discerning Hindu musician. We are literally splitting hairs at this point. SMTPOriginator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu From: PErlich@Acadian-Asset.com Subject: RE: Tuning of the 2nd sruti PostedDate: 02-09-97 21:33:22 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: 02-09-97 21:33:20-02-09-97 21:33:21,02-09-97 21:33:02-02-09-97 21:33:03 DeliveredDate: 02-09-97 21:33:03 Categories: $Revisions: Received: from ns.ezh.nl by notesrv2.ezh.nl (Lotus SMTP MTA v1.1 (385.6 5-6-1997)) with SMTP id C1256506.006B6B1C; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:33:22 +0200 Received: by ns.ezh.nl; (5.65v3.2/1.3/10May95) id AA11957; Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:33:22 +0200 Date: Tue, 2 Sep 1997 21:33:22 +0200 Received: from ella.mills.edu by ns (smtpxd); id XA11959 Received: (qmail 12652 invoked from network); 2 Sep 1997 19:33:13 -0000 Received: from localhost (HELO ella.mills.edu) (127.0.0.1) by localhost with SMTP; 2 Sep 1997 19:33:13 -0000 Message-Id: Errors-To: madole@mills.edu Reply-To: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Originator: tuning@eartha.mills.edu Sender: tuning@eartha.mills.edu