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		brudgers 19 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Piano Keys An untempered instrument would be one that is tuned to maintain the perfect intervals of a specific root tone. Temperament is adjusting tuning for musical practicality. 12 TET is simply one set of compromises/benefits in a constellation of alternatives. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_temperament

ofalkaed 19 days ago [–]

Thank you for offering something clearer than the mess I made. Been 25 years since I studied this stuff and finally learned to just accept (and love) the modern standard.

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