What temperament is a guitar tuned?

Billbrpt@aol.com Billbrpt@aol.com
Tue, 2 Jun 1998 13:57:29 EDT


In a message dated 6/2/98 12:13:56 PM Central Daylight Time,
tkeenan@kermode.net writes:

<< Any attempt at using 
 other temperaments results in different harmonic results depending upon 
 how you voice any given chord and which form (or "shape") of the chord 
 you use.  >>

Before saying that something is impossible, you should at least try it first.
You can temper a guitar in other than ET.  You cannot create any and all
temperaments but you can do something other than ET.

When you say that any given guitar's intonation is not perfect, is it still in
ET just because believe in ET as the one and only possible temperament and you
tried to tune it that way?  If it isn't ET, then what is it?

Bill Bremmer RPT
Madison,Wisconsin


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