chain

A chain is a type of linear tuning which is theoretically infinite on both ends. Good examples are Pythagorean, meantone, and schismic (such as Helmholtz's and Groven's).


[from Joe Monzo, JustMusic: A New Harmony.

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Updated: 2002.10.03 -- page created

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