Re: Old guitar strings

["Daniel L. MacIsaac" <Dan.MacIsaac@nau.edu>]

> On the other hand, it is impossible to eliminate beats, even in theory. 
> Any tuning of a piano leaves some intervals out of tune.  For instance, 
> the standard "equal temper" tuning makes all major thirds quite sharp.  
> Most people are so used to this style of tuning, that they accept it as 
> the "correct" tuning, even though it is really just a compromise.
>
> ---   Tim
Yes -- "correct" tuning is what you are raised/learn and expect to hear.
Often brass players learn to play notes out of tune because their instrument
designs are compromises with a few particularly out-of-tune notes and they 
aren't taught to correct them.  (Unlike piano, playing brasswinds requires 
you to hear the note in your head before you play it -- you don't just push
a button and get the pitch.) This can cause real problems later.  Buy a tuner 
for your kid in band if they're serious, so they don't have to work so hard 
on developing correct tuning when they're 36 :^).

Dan M

....off to practice Eb and G w/tuner  :^(    I'm getting better...