Re: [tuning] Thai "7-equal" tuning (was Re: Brian McLaren's "Introduction to Microtonality" take aways...)

Paul!
It is impossible to speculate on what the tolerance for change before it meets a significant
point, and it is also possible that modulations up or down a "fifth" could have cultural meanings
we are not aware of that have been set for centuries. It seems the best method is to look at
exactly what they do. BTW do we know how far they do modulate for sure?

Paul Erlich wrote:

> True, but unlike the Chopi music (as far as I know), Thai music uses
> modulating pentatonic melodies. If one of the seven pentatonic "key
> signatures" sounds different than the others, that is a sign of
> inequality very similar to the standards for tuning 12-equal in the
> West.

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