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IIRC harmonics ignore frets. You use the fret to approach the point where it happens, but its exact position is a function of the whole string lenght and it's t
by narag 5y ago
IIRC harmonics ignore frets. You use the fret to approach the point where it happens, but its exact position is a function of the whole string lenght and it's therefore not equal temperament related.
I think you're right about the "beating"... in general this post has been extremely instructive for me. My teachers were piano players. Either they didn't know better (because they didn't need it) or they didn't bother to explain the fine details to me. Even the books I consulted later don't tell the whole story. That's the magic of the Internet :-)
- hunter2_ 4y agoCorrect! Tuning open strings (listening to an interval) and tuning by harmonics (listening to a unison without using frets) both result in a lack of equal temperament if you eliminate the beating entirely. Only good piano tuners are really experienced in landing at the correct beat frequencies without electronic aid.