Equal Temperament Tuning

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An introduction to equal temperament for guitarists who have problems tuning their guitars.

Includes information on the differences between equal temperament and well temperament and why Bach rejected equal temperament and celebrated well temperament.

Argues that the 34-tone equal-temperament scale is the most "natural" equal-temperament scale with fewer than 53 tones.

Tool for the study of temperament anomalies.

Essay discussing the development of casting and tuning techniques with reference to equal temperament and partial tones.

Containing references to literature about musical tuning, temperament, scales, microtonality and intonation with links to relevant sites.

Table comparing various temperaments, including Equal Temperament, Pythagorean, another natural tuning, two mean-tone tunings, two Well temperaments, two Indian tunings, and two Persian tunings.

A keyboard based pitch to frequency chart provided by McNeil Johnston Orchestrations.

Lerdahl's cognitive constraints.

Excel spreadsheet that analyzes keyboard temperaments: gives beat rates for tuning, and harmonic-tension charts in all keys.

Tutorial on how to apply various different temperaments.

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