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Re: Temperaments and the Korg OT-120 tuner
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James McCarty <[log in to unmask]>
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Harpsichords and Related Topics <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 19 Jul 2016 19:04:32 -0500
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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#?
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James R. (Jay) McCarty, MD
Fort Worth, TX

"Sine arte, scientia nihil est"

> On Jul 19, 2016, at 7:34 AM, Daniel Pyle <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> I would think that the “Eb" and "D#” modes refer to the accidentals available.
> 
> In the Eb mode you would have C#, Eb, F#, G#, and Bb, with the wolf interval Eb-G#. In the D# mode you would have C#, D#, F#, G#, and Bb, with the wolf D#-Bb. The first allows you to play in E major/minor, and the second allows you to play in Bb/G minor.

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