Another Maqam Question

Paul Erlich wrote:

"We had some debate about this here on the list, and there's really
too much
variety between different parts of the Arabic world, and too much
divergence
between theory and practice, for there to be one definitive answer to
your
question. As I see it, all kinds of creative deviations from the
modern
standard 24-tET can be justified on theoretical and/or cultural
grounds, but
I wouldn't automatically stuff everything into the nearest just ratios
unless I were going to make a significant use of harmony (which is
rare in
Arabic music). If I were, I'd make sure the ratios provided for simple
proportions in the intervals to be used as harmonies (rather than
worrying
about whether they looked simple on their own), and didn't run into
any
comma difficulties (such as the "wolf" fifth between 9/8 and 5/3 if I
planned to use the D-A harmony in the C major "just" scale).
Otherwise, I'd
see no real reason to choose just ratios over 24-tET, though in many
cases
(11/9, 3/2, etc.), it wouldn't make an audible difference."

Paul,

I will keep your suggestions in mind as I work with the scales.

I entered all of the Arabic scales into my spread sheet so that I
could see them as cents scales. I found that one of the scales had a
sequence that exceeded 1200 cents. It was the 3 1 2 1 4 4 2 4 4 Maqam
Jabburi, which added up to be 150, 200, 300, 350, 550, 750, 850,
1050, 1250 cents. Is this correct for this scale? All the others
terminated on 1200 cents.

Thanks,

Jacky