source file: m1537.txt Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 22:48:10 EDT Subject: Re: Neutral Third From: Nangaku@aol.com One special characteristic of the neutral third is that no matter what kind of 5th there is in a system, the neutral third is always in the same place logarithmically. Can you explain what it means to be in the same place logarithmically? Also, I noticed in Helmhotz that there are several intervals that may pass for a neutral third including - the 39/32 at 342 cents, the 72/59 interval at 345 cents, and Zalzal's middle finger for 303 and 408 cents which is 27/22 at 355 cents. I assume 11/9 is around 347 cents. Can we make any particular distinctions about these different ratios or is it basically a matter of context?