Why guitarists USED TO play more in tune! (Microtonal Frets)
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 Published On Premiered Jul 20, 2022

Guitars today all have fixed metal frets but not only was this not always the case, in fact, guitars with tied on gut frets (made of sheep intestine) allowed guitarists 300 years ago to play MORE in-tune than guitars can today. Find out why in this video :)

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:45 What we are doing today
1:21 An Introduction to "temperaments"
2:48 The guitar I'm using
3:16 Listening example #1
3:40 Moving the frets
4:12 Listening example #2
4:47 Why is it more in tune?
5:15 Listening example #3
5:35 Why not always tune purely?
6:02 Understanding enharmonic notes
7:55 24 second ad
8:33 Listening example #4
9:32 Adding auxiliary frets (Tastini)
11:16 Listening example #5
12:05 Listening example #6
12:39 Listening example #7
13:14 Why some chords are out of tune
13:52 Modern music in temperaments?
14:19 Outro & further reading

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