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David Pickett <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 6 Sep 2018 11:02:19 +0200
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At 23:09 05-09-18, Kelzenberg, David C wrote:

 >Does anybody know what the difference is between "Pythagorean" and 
"Straight Pythagorean" might be?

I am speculating here that while one of these may have the 11 pure 
fifths, which is Arnout van Zwolle's recipe for Pythagorian, while 
the other may be so-called "Just", with nine pure fifths, two that 
are smaller by a Syntonic Comma, and one, completing the circle, that 
is 5/6 of a Pythagorian Comma larger than a pure fifth.

Either of these can be pretty excruciating in their own way.

David

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