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'''8/53-comma meantone''' is the tuning of [[meantone]] temperament which tunes the fifth as 698.709 [[cent]]s. This means the fifth is flattened by 8/53 of the [[81/80|syntonic comma (81/80)]] of 21.506 cents, which is to say by 3.246 cents. | '''8/53-comma meantone''' is the tuning of [[meantone]] temperament which tunes the fifth as 698.709 [[cent]]s. This means the fifth is flattened by 8/53 of the [[81/80|syntonic comma (81/80)]] of 21.506 cents, which is to say by 3.246 cents. | ||
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It is a good tuning for [[domineering]] temperament, which is one possible [[11-limit]] extension of meantone. | It is a good tuning for [[domineering]] temperament, which is one possible [[11-limit]] extension of meantone. | ||
It | It came to the attention of [[Budjarn Lambeth]] in 2024, while messing about with different meantone tunings in [[Scale Workshop]]. He noticed that 8/53-comma sounded distinctly bright and warm, at least to him. | ||