What do musicians actually play when
not bound to a fixed scale (e.g violin)
Measurements on violin soloists (Green 1937)
ratio (ave) just tempered
Minor third 1.186 6/5 = 1.200 1.189
Major third 1.264 5/4 = 1.250 1.260
Fifth 1.505 3/2 = 1.50 1.498
Maybe one likes what one is used toÖÖ
Evidence: originally, tempered scale sounded bad
now just or meantone sounds out of tune
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