- in an instrument with inharmonic partials the nth root of two is compromised already (if speaking of equal temperaments); an instrument with inconsistent inharmonicity asks judgement as far as how it is to be tempered, down to its smallest intervals (and so why any form of alternate temperament should not be unfamiliar to a tuner). Now I see why some say there "is no such thing as ET" They theorize and talk about it so much that when they finally get around to listening to it, it has already gone out. ; ) That has a lot do with the fact that ET is the easist to demonstrate deviations. In the historical temps for example the pure third or pure fifth has a much wider range before it is deemed "out" ---ricin
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