Klarinet Archive - Posting 000583.txt from 2002/03

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] R-13 and intonation. . .good grief
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 23:49:08 -0500

> From: fred.sheim [mailto:fred.sheim@-----.net]
>
> frequencies that we
> deem to be correct for each note,

Aye, there's the rub. There's more than one frequency to be "in tune" - are
your fifths "perfect" or not? Are your thirds and sevenths in equal
temperament or just temperament? How suspended is your suspended 4th?

There's more than one way to tune and the frequency will be different for
the different tunings. Some of the more expensive tuners will adjust to
different temperaments.

http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/music/tempercn.html#c1 is a good
start to learn about different temperaments.

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