[Harp-L] Re: Temperments of other instruments

[Sergei <svolkov@xxxxxxxxx>]

Equal temperament was what I meant, of course.

On Sep 16, 7:08 pm, Winslow Yerxa <winslowye...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Lee Oskars and pianos are tuned to equal temperament, not just
> intonation.
>
> Good question, though.
>
> It may have something to do with the timbre of the harmonica. Or it
> could be that we're all trained to hear the piano a certain way by long
> exposure and don't tend to notice that the chords are acoustically out
> of tune.
>
> Winslow
>
>
>
> --- Sergei <svol...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Why do chords on piano sound beautiful, and chords on Lee Oskars
> > sound
> > dreadful? Both are JI I believe.
>
> > On Sep 15, 11:30 pm, "jazm...@xxxxxxxxxxx" <dmf...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > As I understand it, harmonicas can be ET or JI or compromise
> > in-between variations.   Pianos are
> > > ET.  What about other instruments in the band?   Correct me if I'm
> > wrong, but the human voice is
> > > JI and fretless instruments are JI.  But what about guitars?  Sax,
> > trumpet?
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