Tag: Equal temperament
Why Can’t a Piano Be Perfectly Tuned?
A piano can never be perfectly tuned: twelve pure fifths overshoot seven octaves by 23.46 cents, so equal temperament spreads that error evenly. Here is what the compromise buys.
A piano can never be perfectly tuned: twelve pure fifths overshoot seven octaves by 23.46 cents, so equal temperament spreads that error evenly. Here is what the compromise buys.