Choosing a Temperament - clarification/question

[Richard Moody]

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> From: Phil Bondi <tito@PhilBondi.com>
> To: pianotech@ptg.org
> Subject: RE: Choosing a Temperament - clarification/question
> Date: Wednesday, August 11, 1999 5:28 AM
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> Worn frets, a worn nut, and an improperly set bridge can have have a sever affect
> on the instrument..no matter what the intention is.
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> Rook

I don't have much experinece with the guitar execpt to know how you press the
strings against the fret board will affect the tuning (intonation is a better word?)
of the chord being played.  Thus on the same guitar, my C chord was out of tune from
my teacher's.  
Another factor is  if the strings are too high so that "bending" them down to the
frets will have an effect.  If they are too low, they will buzz on the next higher
fret. Thus the height of the strings is an indication of the quality of the
instrument.
	After that nothing affects the tuning of the guitar other than turning the pegs
regardless of how the bridges are shaped. 
	 Most guitars used for recording have been tuned by machine, ie ET.  This  made
possible IMHO the popularity of the three or  more electric guitars in Rock n Roll.
Also it was the Conn Strobo Tuner  that was most used......  ric.