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Fifths experiments
Using the two monochords or a duochord
and following the style of Lloyd:
- Remove both movable frets, tune both strings to
unison, typically at lower C (Lloyd reccomends 240 Hz).
- Replace the movable fret to the lower monochord,
tune it to the fifth above (ca G below middle C). Measure.
Hint: Use overtones.
- Replace the movable fret to the upper monochord,
tune it to some random pitch (not too high),
tune the lower string to an fifth above. Measure.
- Repeat with upper string at the fifth to determine
the pythagorean full tone.
- Lower the second fifth one octave.
- Continue with the cycle of fifths.
Revised 14 December 2001 by Ralph Abraham
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