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"Imperfect" tunings are pretty common even in western musical instruments. Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, for example, which are staples of pop a
by pje 2y ago
"Imperfect" tunings are pretty common even in western musical instruments.
Fender Rhodes and Wurlitzer electric pianos, for example, which are staples of pop and jazz, usually use what's called Stretch Tuning, wherein notes an octave apart are just slightly higher than 2:1 frequency ratios.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretched_tuning https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stretched_tuning
- denotational 2y agoA “normal” piano with strings uses stretch tuning too.