RE: Quartertone Piano

>The idea is to promote different alternative tunings, so it is more
>likely to remain tuned to JI rather than 24ET

>Any suggestions wellcome!!!

Well, if it remains in one tuning, I don't know how many different tunings
you'll be promoting. Anyway, if you mean 5-limit JI, my first suggestion
would be Helmholtz's 24-tone temperament, which is indistinguishable from
just intonation and allows just playing in many different "keys". If you
mean 7-limit JI, I'd suggest a meantone tuning: a circle of fifths of 697
cents each -- then you will have 28 very pure 7-limit tetrads as well as 18
major and 18 minor keys playable without any of the difficulties of true JI.


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