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Historic Tunings

Are you a pianist currently studying period music? Would you like to try something "outside the box"? How about an alternative tuning to get a taste of the tone colors originally associated with that music?

Today we almost universally tune keyboard instruments by a system called Equal Temperament so that all keys are equally in­tune--or out of tune, if you prefer! The leading tune system of the 18th and 19th centuries was the Well­Tempered scale, or unequal temperament, which favors some keys over others, offering key­coloring that supports the concept of "character of the keys".

If you're interested in experimenting with historic sounds, inquire for your next tune.

 


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