Why guitarists USED TO play more in tune! (Microtonal Frets)

Why HN readers recommended it

Pointed to in tuning and temperament threads as an audible demonstration of how meantone differs from equal temperament.

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Video & recommendation details

Creator / channel

Brandon Acker

Topic

guitar tuning systems

Format

demo

Level

intermediate

HN recommenders in dataset

3

HN mentions in dataset

5

Recommendation years in dataset

2022–2026

These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.

From the original HN conversations

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• Guitarist might find three videos recently posted to classical guitarist and lutist Brandon Acker's YouTube channel interesting. Lutes and early guitars (before around 1800) did not have metal frets. Instead they used pieces of string tied around the neck. They did this because the strings …

• If anyone wants to hear the practical effects of a 1/4 comma meantone temperament compared to an equal temperament, Brandon Acker gives a wonderful overview on the classical guitar: [VIDEO]

• I'd just say I'm playing microtonal music[1][2] and not worry about it. Jokes aside, great read. Always so satisfying when the predictions match experiment. [1]: [LINK] (for the latest craze in microtonal music) [2]: [VIDEO] (for a more informative and historical video)