RE: [tuning] Re: Apology on ~17.095-tet confusion (Dan Stearns, P aul Erlich)

Joe Monzo wrote,

>An important point to note is that 53-EDO distinguishes between
>the two different sizes of semitone in both the Pythagorean
>and 5-limit JI tunings; it would thus be inappropriate
>(or at least, radical) for performance of works written with
>a 12-note meantone tuning in mind. An extended meantone is
>perhaps another matter...

I don't see how. Any meantone chain with 5 or more notes has a logic which
can't be expressed using 53-tET.

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>Any meantone chain with 5 or more notes

Make that 4.

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