Answer by user1847129 for How to compensate for inaccuracy of equal temperament?
If I am understanding this correctly (starting off from Todd Wilcox explaining that the problem is specific to the guitar's design, not equal temperament per se, that guitars especially have marked...
View ArticleAnswer by Mat for How to compensate for inaccuracy of equal temperament?
There is no easy fix (other than compensated nut or "true" temperament frets). You can flatten B or (alternatively G string), which makes G open chord shape sound more natural, but it will result in...
View ArticleAnswer by Todd Wilcox for How to compensate for inaccuracy of equal temperament?
It's not exactly equal temperment that is to blame. It's the fact that a modern steel string guitar is the result of a design history that is not completely compatible with equal temperment.There are...
View ArticleHow to compensate for inaccuracy of equal temperament?
It is a widely recognized fact that equal temperament gives inaccurate intervals (particularly, the major third). People usually ignore it, but some people try to actually fix this.I have heard that...
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