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Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano

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Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_t... Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_in... Harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic Pythagorean vs Just Tuning:    • Intonation: Which System to Use When   Thanks to Patreon supporters for making MinutePhysics possible! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook -   / minutephysics   And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nathaniel Schroeder   / drschroeder   Created by Henry Reich ...more
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Why It's Impossible to Tune a Piano
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Pianos can't be perfectly tuned - it's a mathematical fact! Thanks to http://www.audible.com/minutephysics for supporting MinutePhysics. Equal tempered tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_t... Just Tuning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_in... Harmonics: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonic Pythagorean vs Just Tuning:    • Intonation: Which System to Use When   Thanks to Patreon supporters for making MinutePhysics possible! MinutePhysics is on Google+ - http://bit.ly/qzEwc6 And facebook -   / minutephysics   And twitter - @minutephysics Minute Physics provides an energetic and entertaining view of old and new problems in physics -- all in a minute! Music by Nathaniel Schroeder   / drschroeder   Created by Henry Reich

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