Talk:Enharmonic scale

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[edit] Irrelevant detail?

In this example, natural notes are sharpened by multiplying its frequency ratio by 256:243 (called a limma), and a natural note is flattened by multiplying its ratio by 243:256. A pair of enharmonic notes are separated by a Pythagorean comma, which is equal to 531441:524288.

Is this really relevant to enharmonic scales? It seems more of a pythagorean tuning issue. There are plenty of other enharmonics scales (i.e. meantone) that have other differences. Rainwarrior 00:43, 5 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who is the audience?

How about starting with a simple explanation so the layman that is looking for a simple explanation will have one and then go in more complex analysis that a mathematician may be looking for. Here it is in 3 lines:

An enharmonic note is a note that when written on sheet is different but when played is the same, for example: F sharp and G flat, or A sharp and B flat. An enharmonic scale is the same, a scale that looks different on paper but is the same when played: E flat major and D sharp major. [[User:kiss|kiss] Jun 1, 2008] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.183.29.95 (talk) 10:38, 31 May 2008 (UTC)