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From: Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: Re: Simple Case Study in Types. Chords.
Date: 1999/12/06
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In article <82fdjq$l0e$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
	Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com> wrote:

>In article <829qci$ctj$1@nntp8.atl.mindspring.net>,
>  Richard D Riehle <laoXhai@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> the violin family is the ability to play the subtle difference
>> between, say, an  G Sharp and an A Flat.
>
>That's misleading, it implies that there are still absolute
>values for G sharp and A flat, but the whole point of course
>is that these values vary depending on what key you are playing
>in, so it is not nearly as simple as that!

Exactly.  I knew when I posted the original response you would
highlight the subtleties of this issue.

Richard