Re: Digest Number 456

> [Lloyd Jessee, TD 455.20]
>
> I play Sitar, and am currently using a chromatic guitar tuner
> to tune it with. I do realize that it is supposed to be tuned
> using Pure Tone or Just Intonation. The problem is that I do
> not know much about JI or how to go about it. Is there anyone
> out there who can help me out? Especially another Sitar player.
> What should I use as a frequency source? Or anything else I
> should know to do the job properly. I want my Sitar to sound
> harmonically pure as it should be.

Lloyd,

I have a page on my site with some of my ideas about Indian
tuning:
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/indian/indian.htm

This page is simply an adaptation from a Tuning List post.
Eventually I will updating it with much more info, including
stuff from Danielou.

There are some links there to other sites, among which you
should definitely find this one of use:

Sitar Lesson #5, on fret adjustment, from the Batish Institute's RagaNet
e-zine
http://batish.com/RagaNet/Issues/5/sitar5.html

-monz

Joseph L. Monzo Philadelphia monz@juno.com
http://www.ixpres.com/interval/monzo/homepage.html
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