What do true temperament frets do?

True Temperament is a revolutionary new approach to the guitar’s fretboard, delivering an accuracy of fret scaling like never before. The True Temperament fretting system is THE solution for guitarists seeking as close to perfect as possible guitar intonation.

What is temperament in guitar tuning?

A temperament is a specific way of dividing the Pythagorean comma among the intervals of the octave. As far as the guitar and other fretted instruments having 12 straight, unbroken frets to the octave are concerned, equal temperament is the only choice.

Why are guitar frets unevenly spaced?

Each time you move one fret away from the body, the pitch increases by a semitone. Therefore, the amount that the width must by shortened to increase the pitch a semitone gets smaller the higher you go in the range (i.e. the shorter the vibrating portion of the string is), and the space between frets get narrower.

Is the guitar a tempered instrument?

Guitars don’t play perfectly in tune! They are only relatively in tune. They are in what is called a “tempered” tuning. Even on a perfectly maintained instrument, if you tune it so that the G# in the first position E chord is sweetly in tune, the open G in your first position C chord will be flat.

What is Earvana nut?

The EARVANA NUT will enable a guitar to sound any note in tune anywhere on the fingerboard; assuming the open strings are properly tuned. The EARVANA tuning system optimizes the guitars harmonicity at any position on the fingerboard, not just at the positions where chords are played to tune guitar.

What is a microtonal guitar?

Microtonal music or microtonality is the use in music of microtones—intervals smaller than a semitone, also called “microintervals”. It may also be extended to include any music using intervals not found in the customary Western tuning of twelve equal intervals per octave.

Can you change tuning on a true temperament guitar?

Just recently PST – Precision Strobe Tuner, made in USA by James Campbell – made an update which included the True Temperament tuning. Can I tune down? Of course you can! A TT-equipped neck intonates superior to any straight fretted neck.

Did Bach invent equal temperament?

Bach did not use equal temperament. In fact, in his day there was no way to tune strings to equal temperament, because there were no devices to measure frequency.

How far apart should frets be?

It is consequently advisable to determine all fret positions by measuring from the nut: the first fret is placed at a distance of 1.431″ from the nut, the second at 1.431″ + 1.351″ (=2.782″) from the nut, and so on.

Is Corian good for a guitar nut?

Micarta, Corian and Tusq These are pretty good sounding materials and certainly a hefty step up from the usual plastics. I find that they tend to wear a little more quickly than a bone nut and, on a purely personal note, I find them a pain to work with (not that you should worry about that).

What is Buzz Feiten tuning system?

The Buzz Feiten Tuning System™ is a tempered tuning formula, which uses a compensated nut and saddle to correct the inherent intonation problems of the Western tuning formula. The Buzz Feiten Tuning System™. is standard on all USA made Washburn guitars and basses and is featured on select imported models.

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