Overview of historical temperaments on keyboard instruments.
The need for temperament arises because it is impossible to have octaves, fifths, thirds, etc., all pure at once, or, in other words, because the ratios of the different pure intervals are incompatible....
temperament, tuning, Pythagore, just intonation, Aaron,... >>read more
Keyboard temperament analyzer/calculator - Bradley Lehman.
Excel spreadsheet that analyzes keyboard temperaments:
gives beat rates for tuning, and harmonic-tension charts in all keys.
The Compensated Nut: an illustrated article on fine-tuning guitars by compensating the nut, written by Stephen Delft.
guitar building, lutherie, luthery, string scale, compensation, intonation, temperament, guitar setup, luthier >>read more
Hmt - Hermode tuning; program controlled tuning.
This article is an introduction to the topic of tuning. It's
intended for all musicians and music lovers who have a
keen sense of hearing and who can truly appreciate an
improved world of sound.
Note:
You can also listen to all of the sound... >>read more
Johann Sebastian Bach's tuning:
I believe that Johann Sebastian Bach notated a specific method of keyboard tuning. He did not express it in our normally-expected formats of theory, or numbers, but rather drew a diagram for a practical hands-on sequence. The resulting temperament has been absent from our history books: lost under layers... >>read more