David is exactly right; If I may, I'll expand on his point. I think the
notion of 'correctness' in temperament, rather than expressive potential,
is unhelpful. The specific character of F minor comes from the low third,
as it's the only thing that separates it from C minor. In angular
temperaments, both have a very potent low 6th, but the relatively dignified
C minor at least has a stable tonic triad, which an utterly tortured F
minor lacks. 'Correcting' the Ab, I would say, is a mistake (unless, of
course, one is in a temperament so severe that F minor is unplayably sour).

Dylan

On Tue, Jul 19, 2016 at 11:27 PM, David Pickett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> At 02:04 20-07-16, James McCarty wrote:
>
> >Please forgive an amateur's question. If you are playing in F minor,
> >as I am much of the time, don't you need Ab rather than G#?
>
> It would follow.  BUT...
>
> F minor is such a dark and mournful key, that there are those that prefer
> the g# tuning to add to this effect!
>
> David
>
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