RE: [tuning] call it persistence of hearing (was RE: Holy smokes. . .)

Carl wrote,

>I suspect the common-fundamental,
>chord-like quality of the harmonic series segment would prevail over many
>duets tuned to it.

Yes, and the results would not be very musically charming, IMO.

>But I see what you're saying Paul, and I'm all for it.
>I just wanted readers to know that your views are part of a large, self-
>consistent model of music-making -- one that reflects, in places, the type
>of music you're interested in...

Absolutely. I'm a musician first, and all this math probably comes out
"tainted" by a bias toward _my_ musical needs.

>Bottom line: I don't believe the 39-point
>scale is any lower in harmonic entropy than the 40-point one, until we
>assume mutiple fundamentals, chord changes, yada. I don't think the duet
>restriction will do it (cough).

Well, if you're strict about _not_ allowing "reverb", the duet restriction
does do it . . . unless we assume a common fundamental for all diads . . .

>By "your examples",
>I meant theory-ones about approximations and such -- one involving the
>8/5 comes to mind.

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