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Lehman's Bach tuning?
Oh dear. Why?
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On Apr 26, 2016 7:11 PM, "Andrew Bernard" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Mandy,
>
> Technically, one equal tempered semitone down from standard concert pitch
> is 415.3 Hz, not 415 Hz. But in practice this hardly matters.
>
> Cleartune will take the decimal point.
>
> You only need to set the A4 Calibration reference frequency in the
> settings page, not the other notes.
>
> ET. Dear me. Why?
>
> Cleartune has an easy way to enter custom temperaments apart from the ones
> it ships with. If you like, I can send you the settings for Lehmann’s Bach
> 1722 tuning, as a breath of fresh air that is not ET, but usable in all
> keys.
>
> We had a recent discussion on the list that touched on tuning with
> electronic devices versus tuning by ear. You say you lack time. I am not
> convinced that tuning with a device is any quicker. It may help you set the
> bearings a little faster, but please understand that for reasons of
> accuracy you should not use a tuner to tune out the octaves up and down.
> String inharmonicity and other factors mean this is very inaccurate. Your
> ear integrates all these factors better. So, once you have mastered setting
> the bearings for some temperaments you like, it is quick to set them by ear.
>
> Andrew
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