Subject: Re: [linux-audio-user] in tune - stupid thread
From: Russell Hanaghan (hanaghan_AT_starband.net)
Date: Tue Dec 21 2004 - 17:47:56 EET
John Check wrote:
>On Sunday 19 December 2004 04:29 pm, John Anderson wrote:
>
>
>>On Sun, 2004-12-19 at 18:55, Russell Hanaghan wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Fact is, it is impossible to tune an acoustic guitar
>>>"perfectly"...Invariably, when you have it tuned so an open G chord
>>>sounds spot on, an open A or even C will be a tad off. And the same
>>>applies to the inverse of course. This all due to a general lack of
>>>adjustment for intonation on acoustic axes.
>>>
>>>
>>Actually, even guitars with adjustable bridge saddles won't be perfectly
>>in tune with themselves, except for octaves, 4ths and fifths which are
>>close enough that one can't really hear the difference. This is because
>>the frets are in the wrong place in relation to the overtone series
>>(pl). This applies to any instrument that has fixed notes (piano springs
>>to mind), and which use the 12-tone equal temperament tuning.
>>
>>It's a long story, so I won't go into detail. Google for Just Intonation
>>if you want to know more. It sheds a different light on various
>>questions like, where *is* that confounded blue note? Why do major
>>chords sound crap on overdrive? What's the deal with barbershop and
>>string quartets? Why is D minor the saddest key? If I tune the B string
>>
>>
>
>"It's sort of a Mach Piece.. simple lines intertwining.."
>"It's pretty. What's it called?"
>"this 'un here is called Lick My Love Pump"
>
>Great movie.
>
>
Agreed! That's one of my fav scenes in that movie. I think I'm a Nigel
groupie! :)
>
>
>>by ear to the G string, why is it out of tune with the E string?
>>
>>Well, that's quite enough provocative questions for one post ;-)
>>
>>bye
>>John
>>
>>
>
>
>
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b28 : Tue Dec 21 2004 - 17:56:59 EET