RE: [tuning] Re: Science Fair, syntonic comma, and musical divers ity

Margo wrote,

>will people prefer 81:64 major thirds for a
>medieval piece, but a 5:4 major third for a Renaissance piece -- or
>might they prefer another tuning such as 12-tone equal temperament
>which might be more familiar to some of them?

Margo, I think the problem is that most people today wouldn't "understand" a
Medieval piece from the Gothic era -- it would just sound "weird" to them --
and so asking them to judge the best tuning for such a piece would be like
asking them to correct the spelling of an essay in Old Etruscan.