I put this down to my pipes being tuned with G as their
home key, as it
were,
This is probably it, as you probably (I hope) have your pipes tuned in
more like just intonation than equal temperament. So your nominal B,
for example, will be very flat as the second degree of
The tuning given here is basically just intonation rather than meantone:
http://www.machineconcepts.co.uk/smallpipes/tuning.htm
In other words, acoustically pure intervals. No tempering at all.
but on a piano a fifth is a fifth is a fifth (nearly).
Nearly = two cents narrow cf. Mike Nelson's
Btw, Rob Say's nsp simulator is in equal temperament. I've discussed this with
him and he agrees that it's less than ideal but it's neverthless a good
starting point for beginners - which was what is was intended to be.
When it tells you that, for example, the G and D drones are in tune, the d
So that is why my pipes always sound out of tune, and I thought it was
just poor musicianship on my part! I have just checked out the
deviation on my pipes with a tuner on my Iphone. Very interesting
results.I offset the tuner to A398, so that the needle would hold
still on
