Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano

Why it was recommended

minutephysics had a nice video about the mathematics that go behind piano tuning too.

Recommendationramanan · Original2019-03

What it covers

A minutephysics video explaining why a piano cannot be perfectly tuned, comparing equal temperament with just intonation and the math of harmonics. It is for a general viewer who does not plan to take a prerequisite first.

Video details

Channel

minutephysics

Length

4 min 20 sec

Year

2015

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