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One of the advantages of these tunings is that because they are not quite equal, each chord (or key) has a slightly different character because the interval sizes have changed slightly. | One of the advantages of these tunings is that because they are not quite equal, each chord (or key) has a slightly different character because the interval sizes have changed slightly. | ||
Despite their sharing the word "temperament" in their names, well temperaments and the modern notion of [[regular temperament]]s are two different concepts, | Despite their sharing the word "temperament" in their names, well temperaments and the modern notion of [[regular temperament]]s are two different concepts. In fact, a well temperament is an ''ir''regular temperament. But sometimes one can guide construction of the other. | ||
== Historical well temperaments == | == Historical well temperaments == | ||